Artists from Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary

by Kristin G. Congdon, Kara Kelley Hallmark

Overview

Latin Americans have long been relegated to the cultural background, obscured by the dominant European culture. This biographical dictionary profiles 75 artists from the United States and 13 nations of Central and South America and the Caribbean, including painters, sculptors, photographers, muralists, printmakers, installation artists, and performance artists. Some of their works recall pre-Columbian times; others confront the cultural imperialism of the U.S. over Latin America; and many explore how the dominant elements of culture can affect identities of class, gender, and sexuality.

Profiled artists range from the renowned to the little-known: Frida Kahlo; Tina Modotti; Diego Rivera; Myrna Baez; Raquel Forner; Patrocino Barela; and many more. Color photographs are provided for many of the works. Each entry includes information about the artist's childhood, schooling, creative growth, and artistic styles and themes. Exemplary artworks and influences are described, along with a look at popular and critical responses. Supplemental features include artist cross references, a glossary of essential terms from the art world, and a number of vivid photos portraying the artists in their creative environments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313315442
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/30/2002
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

KRISTIN G. CONGDON is a Professor of Art and Philosophy at the University of Central Florida. She has published extensively on the study of folk arts, community arts, and contemporary art issues. She is co-editor of several books. She is the 1998 and 1999 recipient of the Manual Barken Memorial Award for scholarship from the National Art Education and the 1998 Ziegfeld Award from the United States Society for Education Through Art for international work in the arts.

KARA KELLEY HALLMARK edited and wrote several essays for the University of Central Florida's graduate student House of Blues folk art project. She is a doctoral student in Art Education at Flordia State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Bravo, Manuel Alvarez
Bravo, Maria Alvarez
Amaral, Tarsila do
Archuleta, Felipe Benito and Leroy Ramon Archuleta
Atl, Dr. (Gerardo Murillo Cornado)
Baca, Judith F.
Baez, Myrna
Barela, Patrociño
Bedia, José
Borges, Jacobo
Botero, Fernando
Brito, Maria
Camnitzer, Luis
Campos-Pons, María Magdalena
Carrington, Leonora
Chambi, Martín
Clark, Lygia de Amaral, Olga de Szyszlo, Fernando
Duval Carrié, Edouard
Forner, Raquel
Fusco, Coco
Galán, Julio
Gerzso, Gunther
Gómez-Peña, Guillermo
Gonz'zalez Palma, Luis
Gonz'zalez-Torres, Félix
Hernández, Ester
Hyppolite, Hector
Iturbide, Graciela
Izquierdo, María
Jaar, Alfredo
Jiménez, Luis
Kahlo, Frida
Kcho (Alexis Leyva Machado)
Kuitca, Guillermo
Lam, Wilfredo
Linares Family, The
Lomas Garza, Carmen
López, George T.
López, Yolanda M.
Malfatti, Anita
Marisol (Escober)
Martinez-Cañas, MarDia
Matta, Roberto
Meireles, Cildo
Mendieta, Ana
Mesa-Bains, Amalia
Modotti, Tina
Moroles, Jesús Bautista
Nari, Manuel
Oiticica, Hélio
Orozco, José Clemente
Osorio, Pepón
Oviedo, Ramón
Peláez, Amelia
Pierre, André
Posada, José Guadalupe
Ramírez, Martin
Reverón, Armando
Rivera, Diego
Romero, Frank
Sabogal, José
Salcedo, Doris
Sanchez, Mario
Serrano, Andres
Siqueiros, David Alfaro
Tamayo, Rufino
Toledo, Francisco
Torres, Rigoberto
Torres-García, Joaquín
Tsuchiya, Tilsa
Vaisman, Meyer
Vargas, Kathy
Varo, Remedios
Glossary
Index

Editorial Reviews

Containing profiles of 75 artists from the United States, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, this work offers a general introduction to the subject. Congdon (art & philosophy, Univ. of Central Florida; Uncle Monday and Other Florida Tales) and Hallmark, a doctoral student in art education at Florida State University, present a select mixture of artists both renowned and underrated (or unknown) owing to gender, geographical region, or artist's medium. They favor unknown women artists, however, claiming that they have been doubly ignored by virtue of their sex and by their choice of "low" media such as textiles, wood, or papier-m ch . Attention to themes and styles supplement a concentration on biography in the entries, whose narrative form may hinder the quick checking of vital statistics. Ultimately, this dictionary falls short compared with a similar but much pricier work published last year, St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American Artists, edited by Thomas Riggs. Generally, the entries lack serious critical interpretation or consideration of an artist's reception. They were all written by Congdon and Hallmark, whereas the St. James guide boasts 60 contributors and nine advisers. Though bibliographies are given for all entries, they fail to include periodical articles. Finally, the St. James project had the support of the Association for Hispanic Artists and the Association for Latin American Art. Despite these drawbacks, this affordable work does cover the basics for the student audience it purports to address. An optional purchase for high school and college libraries.-Rebecca Tolley-Stokes, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

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