Alessi, Joan E.
Descansos : The sacred landscape of New Mexico Joan E. Alessi ; essay Sylvia Grider - Albuquerque, NM Fresco Fine Art Publications c2006. - 79 p. chiefly col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Provides a polychromatic exposition of New Mexico's traditional roadside memorials, descansos, as an art form. This work aims to capture the artistic attributes of these decorative crosses while preserving their religious and cultural integrity.
0976252392 9780976252399
2006932007
Alessi, Joan E.--Photograph collections
Roadside memorials--New Mexico.
Crosses--New Mexico.
New Mexico
779.82 Ale 46
Descansos : The sacred landscape of New Mexico Joan E. Alessi ; essay Sylvia Grider - Albuquerque, NM Fresco Fine Art Publications c2006. - 79 p. chiefly col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Provides a polychromatic exposition of New Mexico's traditional roadside memorials, descansos, as an art form. This work aims to capture the artistic attributes of these decorative crosses while preserving their religious and cultural integrity.
0976252392 9780976252399
2006932007
Alessi, Joan E.--Photograph collections
Roadside memorials--New Mexico.
Crosses--New Mexico.
New Mexico
779.82 Ale 46