Woman from Tehuantepec
Rose Rolanda (1895 – 1970)
Rosa Rolanda (1895-1970) was a multidisciplinary American artist – dancer, photographer & painter. Known for colorful folkloric scenes, portraits of Mexican culture, and surrealist self-portraits influenced by Man Ray.
Many Mexican artists active in the first decades of the twentieth century portrayed Tehuana women from Oaxaca, as well as women from other regions, wearing traditional Indigenous attire, which operated as a symbol of national identity. Diego Rivera painted many such images for, among other projects, the murals at the Secretaría de Educación Pública in Mexico City (1923–1928). This painting by Miguel Covarrubias also champions Mexicanness, but in the framework of anthropological research on Zapotec culture. The figure in
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- Название: Woman from Tehuantepec
- Художник: Rose Rolanda
- Год: 1945
- Формат: Portrait
- Правовой статус: Объект авторского права
- Контекст корпуса: man ray (surrealism) , portrayal of mexican life
- Ключевые слова: traditional attire , hispanic art style , watercolor painting
- Цветовой тон: Ochre to Sepia
- Насыщенность цвета: Balanced
- Воспринимаемая яркость: bright

