Fray Angélico Chávez: Poet, Priest, and Artist

Book Overview

New Mexico's first Franciscan priest, Fray Ang lico Cheavez (1910-1996) is known as a prolific historian, a literary and artistic figure, and an intellectual who played a vital role in Santa Fe's community of writers. The original essays collected here explore his wide-ranging cultural production: fiction, poetry, architectural restoration, journalism, genealogy, translation, and painting and drawing. Several essays discuss his approach to history,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826320082
• ISBN13: 9780826320087
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"