Miguel Covarrubias 4 Visions Author:Eva Ayala, Juan Rafael Rivera, Selva Hernandez, Mercurio Casillas, Monica Velarde, Alfonso Marquez, Carlos Monsivais, Adriana Williams, Miguel Covarrubias Mexican artist Miguel Couvarrubias (1904-1957) was a prolific illustrator, caricaturist, muralist, archeologist and anthropologist. Moving to New York in 1924, working for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, he was famous within months. — A major participant in the Harlem Renaissance, he understood the cultural rediscovery of that time as expressed i... more »n the creative arts and folk arts. As a world traveler, his understanding that indigenous peoples were governed by mysticism, not politics and economics, lead to his being a forerunner of the comparative study. This lavishly illustrated monograph contains 140 color images and as many b&w. Includes a chronology and a comprehensive list of his work. Text in Spanish and English. Import.