The Art of Juan Manuel Blanes

A study of the work of the Latin American painter known for his historical paintings and images of the gauchos of the Uruguayan plains and the Argentine pampas, accompanying a 1994 exhibit of his work at the Americas Society Art Gallery in New York. Includes high-quality color illustrations, a chronology, and essays on the gaucho as national icon, frontier types of the American West, and Blanes in Europe. No index. Distributed by U. of Washington Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.