Oaxacan Folk Art Artes de México, 35. Textiles de Oaxaca. 1996. High quality art journal featuring the textiles of Oaxaca, with text in English and Spanish and magnificent color photographs
Barbash, Shepard. Changing Dreams: A Generation of Oaxaca’s Woodcarvers. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2007. Barbash’s follow-up study –- over 10 years later—of the woodcarvers portrayed in his first book, conveying their struggles as economic times became more challenging; individual carvers are interviewed and captured in evocative black and white photographs
Barbash, Shepard. Oaxacan Woodcarving: The Magic in the Trees. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993. A lively portrait of the artistic and economic emergence of woodcarvers from San Martín Tilcajete, Arrazola and La Unión Tejalapam in the 80s and early 90s, profusely illustrated with beautiful color photographs
Barbash, Shepard. Carving dreams with machetes. Smithsonian Magazine, May, 1991, pp. 118-129. An article that preceded publication of Oaxaca Woodcarving: The Magic in the Trees, covering similar material in less depth.
Chibnik, M. Crafting Tradition: The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2003. Scholarly study of the history, production, and marketing of Oaxacan woodcarvings, a craft that exemplifies globalization
Forcey, John M. The Colors of Casa Cruz: An Intimate Look at the Art and Skill of Fidel Cruz Award Winning Textile Weaver. Oaxaca: Impresos Árbol de Vida, 1999. A desk top published book documenting the artistic process of rug weaving of Fidel Cruz of Teotitlán del Valle
Klein, Kathryn (Ed.). The Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textile Tradition of Oaxaca. Getty Conservation Institute, 1998.
Rothstein, Arden A. & Rothstein, Anya L. Mexican Folk Art from Oaxacan Artist Families. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2007. A user-friendly guide to Oaxaca’s spectrum of folk arts, featuring 50 individual artists from 100 families in 13 pueblos immediately surrounding Oaxaca City illustrated with over 700 color photos of the artists and their work; family trees, pueblos maps, contact information help visitors plan an itinerary
Sandoval, Judith. Shopping in Oaxaca. Oaxaca: Sedetur, Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca, 1998 (now out of print). Brief overview of the crafts produced throughout the state of Oaxaca.
Stanton, Andra F. Zapotec Weavers of Teotitlán. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1999. The development of rug weaving in Teotitlán del Valle – the blending of ancient Zapotec tradition and innovation and the process of creation is described and illustrated with fabulous color photographs
Stowens, Christopher. The Carvers of La Unión Tejalapam. 2009. Desk top published booklet with a page – consisting of a portrait photograph and a brief biographical sketch—devoted to nearly every carver in the pueblo of La Unión Tejalapam
Stowens, Christopher & Sosa, Rogelio. The Carvers of San Martín Tilcajete. 2009. Desktop published booklet with a page – consisting of a portrait photograph and a brief biographical sketch—devoted to nearly every carver in the pueblo of San Martín Tilcajete
Van de Velde, Paul & Van de Velde, Henriette R. The Black Pottery of Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. Southwest Museum Papers, Volume 13, 1939. Monograph describing the process of creating the black ceramics for which the pueblo San Bartolo Coyotepec is known
Ward, William E. & Ward, Evelyn S., Folk Art of Oaxaca: The Ward Collection. Cleveland Institute of Art, 1987.
Wasserspring, Lois. Oaxacan Ceramics: Traditional Folk Art by Oaxacan Women. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000. In-depth portrayals of six leading Oaxacan ceramicists and the cultural influences that inform their works, generously illustrated with evocative color photos
Wood, W. Warner. Made in Mexico: Zapotec Weavers and the Global Ethnic Art Market. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2008. Scholarly examination of the production, marketing and purchasing of Zapotec rugs and the social practices that are integral to them
Children’s Books on Oaxacan Folk Art and Artists Ancona, George. Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. A portrayal of cultural aspects of the Day of the Dead as experienced by a child from Teotitlan del Valle, illustrated with vivid color photographs
Cohn, Diana. Dream Carver. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2002. A story book for young children with original illustrations based on the life of Manual Jimenez Ramirez, of the original woodcarvers of San Antonio Arrazola
Weill, Cynthia. & Basseches, K.B. ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish. El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, 2007. The first of a series of books for young children, illustrating each letter of the alphabet with woodcarvings by Armando and Moises Jiménez of Arrazola
Weill, Cynthia. Mexican Folk Art Opuestos in English and Spanish. El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, 2009. The second of a series of books for young children illustrating the concept of opposites (e.g., up and down) with woodcarvings from La Unión Tejalapam
Weill, Cynthia. Mexican Folk Art Colors in English and Spanish. El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, 2010. The third of a series of books for young children illustrating colors with pieces of Oaxacan folk art
Winter, Jeanette. Josefina. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996. A story book for young children with original illustrations based on the life of Josefina Alcántara Aguilar, ceramicist from Ocotlán de Morelos
Mexican Folk Art Artes de México. High quality arts magazine in English and Spanish, many volumes of which feature Mexican folk art, illustrated with magnificent photographs
Caswell, James & Ramos, Jenise A. (Eds). Saints & Sinners: Mexican Devotional Art. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2006. Mexican devotional art from the 18th-mid-20th centuries, including masks, devils and angels, saints, Milagros, retablos and ex-votos employed in homes in churches, illustrated with plentiful lovely color photographs
Fomento Cultural Banamex, A.C. Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001. A magnificent coffee table volume featuring 180 extraordinary folk artists from all of Mexico, with biographical statements and excellent color photographs of their works
Oettinger, Marion. Folk Treasures of Mexico. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,1990. Devoted to Nelson Rockefeller’s passionate interest in Mexican folk art, including Rockefeller’s own account and an expert curator’s commentary on the collection, illustrated with color photographs of examples of this collection
Mulryan, Lenore H. Mexican Figural Ceramists. Monograph #16, Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1982. (see especially the sections on Teodora Blanco and Josefina Aguilar)
Peden, Margaret S. Out of the Volcano, Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. Portrays 49 of Mexico’s most recognized artists, both graphic and popular art
Sayer, Chloe. Arts and Crafts of Mexico. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990. Presentation of the spectrum of Mexican folk arts, accompanied by portraits of the people and lives of those who create it, illustrated with excellent black and white and color photographs
