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"Catalog of the exhibition inaugurating temporary exhibition program at the Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño in Mexico City. Features 66 works by the North American artist who emigrated to Mexico in 1924, honoring 91st anniversary of his birth. Includes presentation by Dolores Olmedo, and essays by José Suárez Sánchez (director of the museum) and Gilberto Bosques Saldívar. Chronology by Francisco Reyes Palma"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

This fourth volume on Missionary Linguistics focuses on lexicography. As with the previous three volumes (2004, on general issues, 2005, on orthography and phonology, and 2007 on morphology and syntax), research into languages such as Maya, Nahuatl, Tarasco (Purepecha), Lushootseed, Equatorian Quechua, Tupinamba, Ilocan, Tamil and Southern Min Chinese dialects.

Powerful Paintings from a Watercolor Master "The most nearly 'perfect' paintings to me are rarely the ones simply characterized by technical expertise. More often, they are the ones in which you can sense the beating heart of the artist just below the surface--flaws included." Twenty years into a career as architect and architectural illustrator, Thomas Schaller embarked upon a bold new path as a fine artist. Today he is one of the world's most accomplished watercolor artists, celebrated for his poignant treatment of light and its dynamic interplay with the natural and manmade landscape. The...

Ríos de tinta han corrido desde aquel 2 de diciembre de 1993, cuando el temible Pablo Escobar fue abatido por la Policía en Medellín. Desde entonces, algunos protagonistas y muchos no protagonistas de ese episodio han contado versiones sobre lo que sucedió dentro de la vivienda donde fue localizado el jefe del cartel de Medellín. No obstante, la historia siempre ha sido contada desde un solo lado de la mesa. Ahora por primera vez, el oficial de la Policía que ese día se batió a tiros con Escobar, cuenta detalles inéditos de lo que realmente ocurrió en esos pocos minutos que...