America My Brother, My Blood / America, Mi Hermano, Mi Sangre: A Latin American Song of Suffering and Resistance

<p>&quot;Guayasamín is one of the last crusaders of <i>imaginismo</i>. He is a creator of humanity in its broadest sense, of the living and historical imagination. His universe is sustaining although it threatens us like a cosmic disaster. Think before approaching his painting because it will not be easy to withdraw.&quot; - Pablo Neruda</p><p>&quot;To paint is to pray. To paint is to scream.&quot; - Oswaldo Guayasamín</p><p>In this breathtakingly beautiful book, excerpts from Pablo Neruda's <i>Canto General</i> are illustrated by Oswaldo Guayasamín's powerful work, bringing to life the battles, defeats, victories, and heroes of Latin America's history of resistance.</p><p>After their paths first crossed in Mexico, the Chilean poet and indigenous Ecuadoran painter developed a lifelong friendship based on mutual admiration, profound affection, and political solidarity.</p><p>With Spanish and English text throughout, this book by two of Latin America's most beloved artists is a captivating, reasonably priced book for the holidays.</p><p><b>Pablo Neruda</b> is one of Latin America's best-loved poets, his most famous work being <i>Canto General</i>. Born in Chile, and widely respected for his outspoken political views, he died days after the coup against the popularly elected Allende government in September 1973.</p><p><b>Oswaldo Guayasamín</b> is generally considered Diego Rivera's successor as Latin America's most prominent painter. Deemed an expressionist, with evident indigenous roots, the humanist spirit of Guayasamín´s work reflects the pain and misery endured by much of humanity during the last century, but at the same time conveys a sense of human dignity and great tenderness. He died in 1999.</p><br>