Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This article is one of the few that describes the murals painted in several primary schools in Mexico, thus it allows us to know what it was like before its total or partial destruction. The title of this mural by Pablo O’Higgins was Vida y [...]

This article analyzes the works exhibited by Abraham Ángel, Julio Castellanos, Carlos Mérida, Manuel Rodríguez Lozano and Rufino Tamayo. It also states that other artists were invited to participate: José Clemente Orozco, who promised to send [...]

This article refers to the mural painted at the “Francisco Giner de los Ríos” primary school located in the central zone of Mexico City, and painted by Gabriel García Maroto. After forming a friendship with the Spanish poet, Federico García [...]

After leaving Spain in December 1927 and making a brief stop in Havana, Gabriel García Maroto arrived in Mexico. Though he had not been expressly invited by the government, he was welcomed by Minister Bernardo J. Gastélum, Enrique González Rojo, [...]