Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

Jorge Piñó Sandoval’s article is based on a survey of contemporary artists regarding the situation of Mexican national art. The questions were directed toward the role and importance of the popular arts, particularly folklore, and the development [...]

This brief article, illustrated by a large caricature, uses a humorous tone to comment on the disputes generated by the declarations of sculptors, who were unable to reach an agreement. “Instead of joining forces to fight the little dictator who [...]

The students of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de San Carlos accuse the “old men” who meet in the Círculo de Escultores—Ignacio Asúnsolo, Juan Olaguíbel, Federico Canessi, José María Fernández Urbina, Luis Ortiz Monasterio, Modesto [...]

This article publishes statements by sculptors Federico Canessi, Alberto Tamariz, José María Fernández Urbina, and Ignacio Asúnsolo based on the content of a short article published in Extra the previous day. The interviewed artists talk about [...]

Carlos Mérida reviews the 1926 Exhibition of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes. He comments that what stands out for its pictorial values, is the group of works presented by the Escuelas de Pintura al Aires Libre [Open-Air Painting Schools], but [...]