En un día como hoy--

Catalogue of an exhibition organized within the framework of the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution that explore how the national heroes were portrayed in art in the early 19th century. An interesting inclusion is the iconography of national heroes in relation to the sculptures of classic antiquity. The exhibition includes close to 110 pieces including sculptures, paintings, prints, photography, books, manuscripts and some magazines largely produced in the 19th Century in México and Europe.

The main body of the book is the facsimile and transcription of the collection of themanuscript and typed letters and telegraphs mailed between artist Frida Kahlo and doctor LeoEloesser, and enriched with contributions written by experts in art and medicine such as CarlosMonsivais, Teresa del Conde, Juan Pascoe, and others. The group of letters corresponds to 3phases covering from 1936 to 1951: The first part reflects a courteous friendship and a paternalrelationship of total confidence and where she consults him for all medical and personal matters.The second part of the correspondence airs...

Siete escritores contemporaneos espanoles ofrecen aqui sus impresiones de Mexico durante sus estancias en diversas oportunidades. Seis de ellos son menores de 40 anos y solo uno nacio en 1928. Los testimonios ponen de manifiesto que el pais sigue cautivando a los extranjeros.

Luis Cabrera fue un ide logo de la Revoluci n que dio a M xico su Carta Magna en 1917. Esta fase de su pensamiento se manifiesta en textos de gran vigor expresivo. A os despu s, alejado de toda actividad pol tica, se mostr contrario a las pol ticas de L zaro C rdenas, de quien fue opositor. Este libro analiza estas dos etapas de este intelectual revolucionario.