Mexican Artist

A grievous omission in the list of the host of celebrated Mexican artists prominent in the country’s history (“Feeling Pull of Mexico’s Past in ‘Espiritu,’ ” by Leah Ollman, Oct. 7) is the epic work of Miguel Covarrubias: painter of the effulgent landscape of Mexico, chronicler of the rhythmic pulse of life in islands of the Pacific Rim, ebullient world traveler and cartoonist, who, with his wife, Rose, penned his observations of the small settlements and coral reefs nestled away in a world not yet explored by modern society.

Recording various characteristics of the small communities dotting the globe, Covarrubias presented a universal, yet polarized abstract, indelibly etched in the myriad dreams of his heritage; intoxicating, decadent, acuminately eternal.

Why must we always allude to the work of Frida Kahlo for emotional sustenance and inspiration to translate the richness of Mexico’s vast artistic heritage?

SUSANNA BAIRD

Marina del Rey