Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This document reproduces the speech given by priest and historian José Manuel Marroquín Osorio at the opening of the exhibition of fine arts on the occasion of the celebration of the centennial of Colombian independence—Celebración del Primer [...]

This article reports on the opening ceremony of the XXXIX Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas, where the minister of education, Dr. Oscar Ivanissevich, gave a speech attacking abstract artists. The Peronist official stated that abstract art—which [...]

This article reports on the opening of the Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas and analyzes some of the award-winning works. It also discusses the work of well-established artists included in the show, even those not awarded prizes. The text [...]

The invitation to the ceremony introducing the David Alfaro Siqueiros mural Por una seguridad completa y para todos los mexicanos [For a Complete Safety for All Mexicans] is a document of value for its graphic design. It represents the crowning [...]

On February 9, 1944, Dr. Gustavo Baz was the director of the “Festival en el Museo de Higiene” [Festival at the Museum of Hygiene]—as it was referred to in the national press—when it opened to the public in the old convent of Corpus Christi, [...]

The Museo de Higiene [Museum of Hygiene] consisted of different “circuits” that replaced, by name at least, traditional exhibition rooms. The exhibition presented three variations on the theme of hygiene as applied to food, oral care and the home [...]

This article primarily focuses on the activities of the Centro Escolar Revolución [Revolutionary Educational Center], which was emblematically inaugurated on November 20, 1934, by President Abelardo L. Rodríguez. The article highlights the [...]