This book gives new insight into the vitality of the Spanish Colonial art tradition as a connector of cultures worldwide and argues for the relevance of Spanish Colonial art as both a powerful document of the past and a living tradition in the modern age. This milestone publication presents the finest traditional Hispanic arts from the renowned Spanish Colonial Arts Society collection, now housed in the new Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts in Santa Fe. Carmella Padilla is an award-winning journalist and author of numerous books including El Rancho de las Golondrinas: Living History in New Mexico's La Ciénega Valley, The Chile Chronicles: Tales of a New Mexico Harvest , and Low 'n Slow: Lowriding in New Mexico (published by Museum of New Mexico Press). Her articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , Albuquerque Journal , Dallas Morning News , and other important publications. Donna Pierce is the curator of Spanish Colonial Art at the Denver Art Museum and a curatorial consultant at El Rancho de las Golondrinas, a Spanish Colonial living history museum. Used Book in Good Condition