Norah Borges
"A smaller, more perfect world"
Distributed for University of Wales Press
288 pages
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16 color plates, 14 halftones
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5 1/4 x 8 1/4
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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
Introduction
Women in Norah’s works
Negotiating the cultural and artistic spheres
Criticism, exhibitions and shifting styles
Norah’s writings
Overview
Chapter 1 – A Style of One’s Own
Ultraísmo: Mallorca, Seville and Madrid
Una pintora ultraísta: Norah and Grecia
Collaborative Revolutions: Rusia
Ir más allá: Norah and Ultra
Chapter 2 – Finding an appropriate (Argentine) style
Buenos Aires 1921–32
Imagining Buenos Aires
Architecture in Norah’s work
Chapter 3 – Consolidating styles between Argentina and Spain
Guillermo de Torre
Creating an ‘otro mundo’
Norah’s career in Spain (1932–37)
Spanish traditions and landscapes
Chapter 4 – Creating a perfect world
Los anales de Buenos Aires
Illustrations for books
Un cuadro sinóptico de la pintura
Representing women and romantic couples
Conclusions
List of illustrations
Introduction
Women in Norah’s works
Negotiating the cultural and artistic spheres
Criticism, exhibitions and shifting styles
Norah’s writings
Overview
Chapter 1 – A Style of One’s Own
Ultraísmo: Mallorca, Seville and Madrid
Una pintora ultraísta: Norah and Grecia
Collaborative Revolutions: Rusia
Ir más allá: Norah and Ultra
Chapter 2 – Finding an appropriate (Argentine) style
Buenos Aires 1921–32
Imagining Buenos Aires
Architecture in Norah’s work
Chapter 3 – Consolidating styles between Argentina and Spain
Guillermo de Torre
Creating an ‘otro mundo’
Norah’s career in Spain (1932–37)
Spanish traditions and landscapes
Chapter 4 – Creating a perfect world
Los anales de Buenos Aires
Illustrations for books
Un cuadro sinóptico de la pintura
Representing women and romantic couples
Conclusions
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