One of the most influential promoters of Mexican art abroad in the second half of the twentieth century was Anita Brenner. A journalist and author of the landmark book Idols Behind Altars, she introduced the work of Orozco and Rivera to audiences in the United States, while in Mexico she built close relationships with many of the leading artists of her time, forging lasting and fruitful friendships.
Published to mark the centenary of her birth, this book traces her life and work and presents, for the first time, her art collection. It includes previously unseen works by Charlot, Orozco, Rivera, Dr. Atl, Clausell, Siqueiros, Bartolí, Goeritz, Friedeberg, and Carrington, alongside pre-Hispanic and folk art, as well as paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, objects, and photographs by renowned artists. Essays by Carlos Monsiváis, Alicia Azuela, and Susana Glusker, among others, explore this rich and multifaceted personal universe.
