Alebrijes are whimsical carvings depicting animals, people, objects, and imaginary creatures painted with intense colors and intricate patterns. Although these distinctive cultural artifacts are often assumed to represent a long established, tradition of Mexican folk art, they only began to appear in the 1940s. Read more
Click here to see the list of alebrije galleries. Click here to download a brochure about the exhibition of alebrijes in William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky.
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![White/Blue Yellow Cat [1]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_1/1000/thumbnail.jpg "White/Blue Yellow Cat [1]")
![White/Blue Yellow Cat [2]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_1/1001/thumbnail.jpg "White/Blue Yellow Cat [2]")
![Peacock [1]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_1/1002/thumbnail.jpg "Peacock [1]")
![Peacock [2]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_1/1003/thumbnail.jpg "Peacock [2]")
![Peacock [3]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_1/1004/thumbnail.jpg "Peacock [3]")
![Black and White Cat [1]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_1/1005/thumbnail.jpg "Black and White Cat [1]")
![Black and White Cat [2]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_1/1006/thumbnail.jpg "Black and White Cat [2]")
![Alebrijes on Display [1]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_1/1009/thumbnail.jpg "Alebrijes on Display [1]")
