Artists from Latin American Cultures A Biographical Dictionary

Name: Artists from Latin American Cultures A Biographical Dictionary
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ISBN: 9780313315442

ISBN-10: 0313315442

ISBN-13: 9780313315442

Edition: 2002

Authors: Kristin G. Congdon, Kara Kelley Hallmark

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Latin Americans have long been relegated to the cultural background, obscured by the dominant European culture. This biographical dictionary profiles 75 artists from the United States and 13 nations of Central and South America and the Caribbean, including painters, sculptors, photographers, muralists, printmakers, installation artists, and performance artists. Some of their works recall pre-Columbian times; others confront the cultural imperialism of the U.S. over Latin America; and many explore how the dominant elements of culture can affect identities of class, gender, and sexuality. Profiled artists range from the renowned to the little-known: Frida Kahlo; Tina Modotti; Diego Rivera;…

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List price: $91.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 10/30/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 344
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Kristin G. Congdon is professor emerita of philosophy and humanities at the University of Central Florida. Her authored or coauthored books include American Folk Art: A Regional Reference and Just Above the Water: Florida Folk Art (published by Unversity Press of Mississippi).



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Lola Alvarez Bravo


Manuel Alvarez Bravo


Tarsila do Amaral


Felipe Benito Archuleta and Leroy Ramon Archuleta


Dr. Atl (Gerardo Murillo Cornado)


Judith F. Baca


Myrna Baez


Patrocino Barela


Jose Bedia


Jacobo Borges


Fernando Botero


Maria Brito


Luis Camnitzer


Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons


Leonora Carrington


Martin Chambi


Lygia Clark


Olga de Amaral


Edouard Duval Carrie


Raquel Forner


Coco Fusco


Julio Galan


Gunther Gerzso


Guillermo Gomez-Pena


Luis Gonzalez Palma


Felix Gonzalez-Torres


Ester Hernandez


Hector Hyppolite


Graciela Iturbide


Maria Izquierdo


Alfredo Jaar


Luis Jimenez


Frida Kahlo


Kcho (Alexis Leyva Machado)


Guillermo Kuitca


Wifredo Lam


Linares Family


Carmen Lomas Garza


George T. Lopez


Yolanda M. Lopez


Anita Malfatti


Marisol (Escobar)


Maria Martinez-Canas


Roberto Matta


Cildo Meireles


Ana Mendieta


Amalia Mesa-Bains


Tina Modotti


Jesus Bautista Moroles


Manuel Neri


Helio Oiticica


Jose Clemente Orozco


Pepon Osorio


Ramon Oviedo


Amelia Pelaez


Andre Pierre


Jose Guadalupe Posada


Martin Ramirez


Armando Reveron


Diego Rivera


Frank Romero


Jose Sabogal


Doris Salcedo


Mario Sanchez


Andres Serrano


David Alfaro Siqueiros


Fernando de Szyszlo


Rufino Tamayo


Francisco Toledo


Rigoberto Torres


Joaquin Torres-Garcia


Tilsa Tsuchiya


Meyer Vaisman


Kathy Vargas


Remedios Varo


Glossary


Index