Dreaming Mexico: Painting and Folk Art from Oaxaca
Date issued
May 2003
Works of the famous painters, Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo and Rodolfo Morales with alebrijes (ah-lay-bree-heys), hand painted sculpted animals, and ceramics, many inspired by local legends and beliefs. The exhibition was organized by the IDB Cultural Center with logistical support from the IDB Country Office in Mexico, and the collaboration of the Oaxacan Institute of Cultures, the Rodolfo Morales Foundation in Oaxaca, the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C., the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Internacional Rufino Tamayo in Mexico City and various private collectors.