Marta Turok | |
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 Turok at the Museo de Arte Popular in Mexico City | |
| Born | Marta Turok Wallace 1952 (age 71–72) Mexico City |
| Occupation | anthropologist |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
| Known for | promotion of Mexican handcrafts and folk art |
Marta Turok (full name Marta Turok Wallace; born 1952)[1] is a Mexican applied anthropologist focusing on socio-economic development, and one of the foremost schools on Mexican folk art.[2][3][4] Through research, government work, education and advocacy, she has worked to raise the prestige of Mexican handcrafts and folk art and to help artisans improve their economic status. Her work has been recognized with awards from various governmental and non-governmental agencies.
- ^ Masuoka, Susan (Spring 2000). "Marta's Mission". Tuftonia Magazine. Tufts University. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Marta Turok Wallace". 17, Instituto de Estudios Críticos (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "A Celebration of Mexico - Speakers - Marta Turok". Library of Congress. Washington, DC. December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ McCauley, Dan (15 February 2012). "Van Deren Coke Achievement Award". Los Amigos de Arte Popular. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2015.