Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This is a review of the work of the English painter and illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. It is written by Germán Arciniegas, who discusses the craft and creativity of the artist’s illustrations. The review begins by associating art with mystery, [...]

In this text, Germán Arciniegas, director of the magazine Universidad, describes how he discovered George Franklin, a young draftsman who would later become one of the magazine’s leading caricaturists. The author tells the story of how, one fine [...]

This essay was written by the historian and political thinker Germán Arciniegas for the deluxe edition of the book on Fernando Botero produced by the Edilerner publishing house (1970). This essay is the text for the book, which focuses mainly on the [...]

This article by essayist and historian Germán Arciniegas discusses José Domingo Rodríguez’s sculptural work. In it, Arciniegas provides an introductory overview of the emerging Colombian art scene, mentioning specifically poets León de Greiff [...]

On the premise that “national art has yet to come into being,” Germán Arciniegas levels harsh criticism at the works by Colombian artists Francisco Antonio Cano, Ricardo Gómez Campuzano, and Domingo Moreno Otero included in an exhibition held [...]