F. Luis Mora: America's First Hispanic Master [1874-1940] [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Lynne Pauls Baron (Author), Peter Hastings Falk (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2008 | ISBN-10: 0932087620 | ISBN-13: 978-0932087621 | Edition: First Edition

Hard cover. 344 pages. 350 plates, half in color. This is the first book ever written about F. Luis Mora (1874-1940). It is the compelling story of a Hispanic painter born in Uruguay in 1874, who became one of the leading American artists of his generation. It chronicles his life and art, with 350 plates, half in color, many that have never been seen by the public. Mora won almost every award that was possible for an American artist, while never forgetting his Hispanic roots. The book examines his artistic goal, to incorporate the techniques of Spanish Old Masters into his American painting. It also discusses his close relatives were the Cuban Bacardi family, famous for its rum. Finally, the book delves into his personal and economic despair during the Great Depression, and it answers the most relevant question: Why was this highly awarded artist dropped from American art history? The book includes essays by Laurene Buckley, Ph.D.; M. Elizabeth Boone, Ph.D.; and Peter Hastings Falk.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Falk Art Reference; First Edition edition (March 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932087620
• ISBN-13: 978-0932087621
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful obscure American artist., January 5, 2012

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Leah Kabaker (Studio City, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: F. Luis Mora: America's First Hispanic Master [1874-1940] (Hardcover)

As someone who reads a lot of art books for research as a museum docent, this book is a pleasure.
I got information about f. Luis Mora as a person and as an artist. I often find that the art world takes itself too seriously, the artist, the curator and the critic all talking to one another - above the heads of average people who simply want to enjoy art.
This is a book for people who love art for arts' sake, not as an elitist badge.
Wonderful to learn about an American Artist I'd never heard of before.

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ!!, January 5, 2012

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This review is from: F. Luis Mora: America's First Hispanic Master [1874-1940] (Hardcover)

It's clear that Lynne Pauls Baron did an exhaustive study that chronicles the life and works of the little-known artist, F. Luis Mora. Her brilliant writing in the language of art and art history makes this read all the more fascinating. The book itself is breathtakingly beautiful and splendidly designed. I felt as though I were walking through a museum filled with Mora's work.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves beauty. You will come away with an appreciation of F. Luis Mora, an artist that deserved a lot more recognition than he deserved. Kudos to Lynne Pauls Baron! I wouldn't hesitate to read anything bearing her name.

10 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Not an Art Scholar, Just a Franchise Holder, August 1, 2008

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Ginny-May (FLOWER MOUND, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: F. Luis Mora: America's First Hispanic Master [1874-1940] (Hardcover)

I concur with Barry Laurence Scherer's Antiques Magazine July, 2008 review of this exceptionally poor book. He is more gracious than I shall be, but perhaps his copy came "with complements' from the author. This is an expensive and colorful tome yet lacking a shred of art history scholarship. Though Ms Barron arrogantly claims to be THE expert on Mora, she has merely managed to corner the franchise. This tactic defines NOT the connoisseur, but merely a wheeler-dealer. This book is a poorly written, self-distributed melange which records mostly her personal collection and is spotted with obviously incorrect factual attributions. Perhaps this is why she has to self-distribute this stuff. Somehow, Ms Barron has managed to cause the Mora descendants to allow her to identify herself as the author of his catalog raissone They should have waited for someone who would have served his oeuvre with some scholarship, not some dollars.