Dr. Atl art book makes full circle
There are various places around México City to shop for antiques and secondhand item. On Saturday’s it’s going to the Plaza del Angel located, in México City’s La Zona Rosa. Though I find this market a little more expensive than others I often go because I can find some real unusual and elegant items.
Last Saturday at the Plaza de Angel I found a book on the late artist Dr. Atl. The book, titled Dr. Atl is a big picture book filled with numerous examples of Dr. Atl’s work, a letter from the President of México at the time, Luis Echeverria praising Dr. Atl and then the prologue written by Carlos Pellicer, one of México’s most poetic and literary gentleman. My first inclination was that the book was going to be expensive – but it wasn’t. I think this is because I found the book not in an antique bookstall but in a furniture store resting under a hat.
Being that I live on the street Dr. Atl in Col. Santa Maria la Ribera, I couldn’t wait to get home and show the book to my neighbor landlady, Mely. But when I got to Mely’s apartment I noted she had company and said I could come back. She said, no I want to introduce you to my friend Luis Aguirre an artist and someone I have not seen in a long time.
As I was showing Luis and Mely my book Luis shouts Hey, I recognize that book. He opens the book to the inside cover and points to a handwritten dedication in the book, something I had missed.
Luis says, see, I wrote that dedication and he had, dated in 1981 – 29 years ago!
pictured below is Luis Aguirre,
the man that dedicated my book 29 years ago
with my lovely Mely.
Wow! What are the odds of that?
Interesting blog. I’ve poked around a few bits; thanks for publishing.
Saludos,
Kim G
Boston, MA