8 Grain of Memory: Izquierdo’s Paintings of Altars to the Virgin of Sorrows

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One: the problem of the hero
6. 1 Women on the Wire: Izquierdo’s Images of Circus Performers 33
7. 2 Saints and Goddesses: Kahlo’s Appropriations of Religious Iconography in Her Self-Portraits 51
8. Part two: legitimating traditions
9. 3 Revitalizing the Past: Precolumbian Figures from West Mexico in Kahlo’s Paintings 67
10. 4 Beyond the Personal: Kahlo’s La niña, la luna y el sol of 1942 87
11. 5 Mother of the Maize: Izquierdo’s Images of Rural Gardens with Granaries 97
12. Part three: the wall of resistance
13. 6 What Sex Is the City? Izquierdo’s Aborted Mural Project 109
14. Part four: still-life paintings
15. 7 Picantes pero sabrosas: Kahlo’s Still-Life Paintings and Related Images 131
16. 8 Grain of Memory: Izquierdo’s Paintings of Altars to the Virgin of Sorrows 149
17. Part five: women’s rights in modern Mexico
18. 9 Beyond the Canvas: Izquierdo, Kahlo, and Women’s Rights 161
19. Conclusion 175
20. Notes 185
21. Bibliography 207
22. Index 213