Elizabeth Cutter Morrow y la construcción de su imagen sobre lo mexicano (1927-1938).

This article examines the way in which an elite American woman, Elizabeth Cutter Morrow, developed her idea of what is Mexican when she--as the wife of the US ambassador to Mexico, Dwight W. Morrow--took a keen interest in Mexican art and crafts, and promoted them in her own country. She was a cultured woman who came to appreciate the originality and beauty of Mexican artisanal pieces, antiques, and contributions from the Mexican School of Painting. Her behavior was influenced by prevailing cultural currents, including Mexican nationalism, which reached its peak between 1920 and 1930, as well as the American countercultural wave following World War I, which viewed native cultures of Mexico and the United States as part of its heritage. She held a romantic view that blended Mexican culture with the concept of miscegenation, unifying the Indigenous and the popular. This text is based on the perspective of the actions of elite women, who took a secondary role with respect to their husbands. It also integrates the cultural-diplomacy approach to explain how Elizabeth's appreciation of Mexican art contributed to the rapprochement between both countries and the biographical approach to unravel how her life influenced her view of Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]