History of Art

This archive provides access to primary sources and critical documents tracing the development of twentieth-century art in Latin America and among Latino populations in the United States.Documents include writings by artists, artistic movements, critics, and curators from Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and the United States. The archive may be searched by keywords or browsed by descriptors.

Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts.

Published the University of Northern Colorado

Published by the Center for Inter-American Relations

Published by the Americas Society

Fine Arts Reference Section N 6502.5 .C6571 2002
Extensive treatment of approximately 75 artists' lives and careers. Provides collections artists appear in and references for further reading.

Fine Arts Reference Section N 6502.5 .C661 1993
Exhibition catalogs organized chronologically. Each exhibition's entry includes a description of artists' biographies and body of work as well as a list of works exhibited.

Fine Arts Reference Section N 6502 .E53 2000
Provides encyclopedic information on Latin American artists, including: country of origin, short biography, and references for further reading. Also includes entries for Latin American countries, including: description of culture, artistic traditions, architecture, etc.

Fine Arts Reference Section N 6502.4 .S451 2003
Provides varying amounts of information on Latin American artists, typically including: brief biography, exhibitions, collections artist's works can be found in, and references for further reading.

Fine Arts Reference Section N 6538 .H58 S75 2002
Provides extensive information on Hispanic artists, including: basic facts, individual exhibitions, group exhibitions, collections publications, strong analysis of life and work.

This guide to Jamaican Art provides access to to information on art and artists known in the Caribbean, the Americas, and Europe, as well as popular artists in Jamaica.