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Para conmemorar el centenario del nacimiento de David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974) se publica esta iconograf a, estructurada de modo que nos gu e por los evento de la vida de este controvertido pintor. Este material no s lo nos muestra fotograf as del artista pl stico, sino del personaje hist rico: activista sindical, educador, orador y militante pol tico. As , las im genes nos muestran el itinerario de este artista excepcional.

Nadar, whose real name was Felix Tournachon (1820-1910), was a conspicuous, even astonishing presence in nineteenth-century France. Engaging and quick-witted, he invented himself over and over as a bohemian writer, a journalist, a romantic utopian, a caricaturist, a portrait photographer, a balloonist, an entrepreneur, a prophet of aeronautics. The name "Nadar" was on everyone's lips. Today, it is Nadar's photography that is remembered. His sitters, who were often his friends, included the great men and women of his time: Dumas, Rossini, Baudelaire, Sarah Bernhardt, Daumier, Berlioz, George...

The charming town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is sometimes referred to as the Gem City of the Foothills. It has inspired hundreds of postcard images through the years, many reflecting the areas abundance of natural beauty. As the town and surrounding area grew and prospered through agriculture, logging, and commerce, the local architecture and landmarks became popular subjects. Glimpses of everyday lifechurches, schools, houses, and businessesfurther enhanced the pictorial history the postcards represent.

El tiempo, el viento, la lluvia, el sol... La turba como metáfora de un calor que emana de la tierra. Todo conforma el alma de de un occidente que se antoja lejano pero muy conocido. Conocido en su espíritu, en su música, en su gente. Irlanda