Adela Breton : a Victorian artist amid Mexico's ruins /
Mary McVicker relates the story of Adela Breton, a Victorian gentlewoman who spent a lifetime of travel, exploring past cultures and landscapes in Mexico. She tells of her independence from the strictures of Victorian life, as well as her career as an artist-archaeologist and the significance of her...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2005. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at Project MUSE |
| Summary: | Mary McVicker relates the story of Adela Breton, a Victorian gentlewoman who spent a lifetime of travel, exploring past cultures and landscapes in Mexico. She tells of her independence from the strictures of Victorian life, as well as her career as an artist-archaeologist and the significance of her work. The life and work of the adventurous Victorian gentlewoman who became internationally recognized for her paintings of Pre-Columbian sites and images. |
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| Item Description: | Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 218 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references pages (215-216) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826336804 0826336809 6613947849 9786613947840 1283635399 9781283635394 |