"Commendable effort by author, under sponsorship of the Banco Nicaragüense de Industria y Comercio, to present a panoramic view of the development of painting in Nicaragua beginning with the year in which Rodrigo Peñalba assumed the directorship of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes of Managua. The book is divided into nine chapters, and is complemented with biographical profiles of the artists. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. This updated perspective is a welcome addition to the sparse bibliography on Nicaraguan art"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.