{"product_id":"finding-caspicara-double-identities-hidden-figures-and-the-commerce-of-sculpture-in-colonial-quito-hardback-9781477329726","title":"Finding Caspicara; Double Identities, Hidden Figures, and the Commerce of Sculpture in Colonial Quito (Hardback) 9781477329726","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFinding Caspicara\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDouble Identities, Hidden Figures, and the Commerce of Sculpture in Colonial Quito\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan Verdi Webster (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477329726, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 October 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 44 color photos, 5 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWebster’s commitment to detailed analysis and context delivers a book that not only transforms our understanding of Caspicara and his oeuvre, but also the broader field of colonial polychrome sculpture. Her careful and thorough analysis, as well as her eloquent assessment of many of the issuest hat have held back previous scholarship on polychrome sculpture...should inspire others to pick up where she left off. Ultimately, this book is a must read for all of those who are interested in Caspicara, Quito, or polychrome sculpture across the Spanish empire.\u003c\/div\u003e (The Americas)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn examination of sculpture and authorship in eighteenth-century Quito that documents Caspicara as a participant in the innovative artistic production of the city’s workshops and its widespread commerce of polychrome sculptures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Who is Caspicara? Nothing is known of Caspicara’s life, and not a single sculpture has been documented as his work. Yet traditional histories laud him as a prolific Indigenous sculptor in eighteenth-century Quito who created exquisite polychrome figures and became a national artistic icon. Drawing on extensive archival, historical, and object research, Susan Verdi Webster peels away layers of historiographical fabrication to reveal what we do and do not know about Caspicara and his work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Rather than being a solitary master, Caspicara collaborated with other, largely Indigenous artists in Quito’s protoindustrial workshops, manufacturing sculptures now credited to him alone. The high quality of Quito sculptures produced by anonymous artists turned the city into a hub of wide-ranging commerce in religious icons. The art world and post-independence Ecuadorians have lionized the one named sculptor, Caspicara, according to the Western model of the artist-genius, amplifying the market for works bearing his name and creating a national hero on par with European masters. Lost in this process were the artists themselves. Webster returns to their world, detailing their methods and labor and, for the first time, documenting a sculpture made by Caspicara. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Inventing Caspicara \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Painted Sculpture: The Paragone and Division of Labor in Quito \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Caspicara in the Taller \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Bultos and Body Parts: The Production and Commerce of Quito Sculpture \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Caspicara in the Archive \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. Tracking Caspicara in PopayÁ\u003cbr\u003en: Confraternities and Holy Week \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. Hidden Figures: Caspicara and Quito Sculpture \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. Subsidiary Figures: More Commissions from Quito \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. Mise en ScÈ\u003cbr\u003ene: Sculptures in Motion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion: Seeing Caspicara Anew \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix A. Last Will and Testament of Juan Manuel Legarda (Excerpt), 1773 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix B. Inventory of the Confraternity of Saint Peter, PopayÁ\u003cbr\u003en, 1777 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix C. Artistic Commissions from Quito to PopayÁ\u003cbr\u003en, 1792–\u003cbr\u003e1802 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52640467910936,"sku":"9781477329726","price":36.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/finding-caspicara-double-identities-hidden-figures-and-the-commerce-of-sculpture-in-colonial-quito-hardback-9781477329726","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}