ALSO FROM OCEAN PRESS
AMERICA, MY BROTHER, MY BLOOD AMÉRICA, MI HERMANO, MI SANGRE
Art by Oswaldo Guayasamín Poetry by Pablo Neruda
Two great masters combine to make an impassioned plea for the dignity and sovereignty of Latin America. Here, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s incisive political words from Canto General are illustrated by the transcendent art of indigenous Ecuadoran painter Oswaldo Guayasamín. Together they create a compelling portrait of a continent, bringing to life an epic story of conquest, survival, resistance, and hope.
Oswaldo Guayasamín is one of Latin America’s most important and revered artists, and is widely considered to be Diego Rivera’s successor. Pablo Neruda is Latin America’s best-loved poet. Their paths first crossed in Mexico, where they developed a friendship that lasted their whole lives, characterized by mutual admiration, profound affection, and political solidarity. America, My Brother, My Blood brings together the work of these two great Latin American artists for the first time.
“Think before approaching [Guayasamín’s] painting because it will not be easy to withdraw.” —Pablo Neruda
ISBN 978-0-9872283-1-4
120 pages, 96 color plates
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