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The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastrana's Long Journey Home - (Hardcover)
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- Born in Sinaloa, Mexico, Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was a gifted singer, musician and dancer who could converse in English, Spanish and French.
- 200 Pages
- Art, Individual Artists
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Born in Sinaloa, Mexico, Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was a gifted singer, musician and dancer who could converse in English, Spanish and French. She also suffered from one of the most extreme cases of hypertrichosis terminalis on record and severe gingival hyperplasia: her face and body were covered with thick hair and her jaw was disproportionately large. Pastrana toured North America and Europe billed as "The Ugliest Woman in the World." After her death, her body was exhibited throughout Europe and the US. Until her recent repatriation to Sinaloa, her body was kept at the University of Oslo, Norway. Pastrana's story raises issues around beauty, ownership, science and racism, human rights, colonialism, sexism and indigenous rights. Artist Laura Anderson Barbata has brought together scholars and experts from various fields to explore these and other topics as they relate to Pastrana's extraordinary story.Review Quotes
[The] new book chronicles how artist Laura Anderson Barbata led the repatriation and burial of Julia Pastrana, a 19th-century indigenous Mexican woman exhibited in life and death for her excessive hair.--Allison Meier "Hyperallergic"
Dimensions (Overall): 9.8 Inches (H) x 7.2 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 200
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: Individual Artists
Publisher: Luciamarquand
Theme: Artists' Books
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Street Date: November 22, 2017
TCIN: 94477832
UPC: 9780692762189
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-3309
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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