Exhibit Description
Hispanic Heritage Exhibit: Figuration in Latino American Art
September 8 - October 17, 2024
Enter into the vibrant world of Latino art, where figuration serves as a powerful medium for exploring identity, history, and cultural expression. This exhibit delves into the diverse ways Latino artists use figuration to depict personal narratives, collective experiences, and societal transformations.
Artists represented in this exhibit include:
Fernando Davila - Columbia
Gloria Velez - Columbia
Monica Czukerberg - Mexico
Miguel Rodez - Cuba
Andrea Favelli - Argentina
A selection of posters in tribute to Fernando Botero, courtesy of 108Art Project. Books, texts, and photographs of Fernando Botero and his son, author Juan Carlos Botero.
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Related Library Resources
This is a selected list of books related to the exhibit. For more book recommendations, search the library catalog or ask a librarian for help.
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LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority by ISBN: 9781797171845Publication Date: 2024
Resisting Categories: Latin American and/or Latino? by ISBN: 9780300146974Publication Date: 2012-04-24
This is a selected list of movies related to the exhibit. For more movie recommendations, search the library catalog or ask a librarian for help.
- American experience. The Great War. Part oneArlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2018.
- American Masters, Season 33, Episode 10, Raul Julia: The World's a Stagedirected by Ben DeJesus; produced by Ben DeJesus and Jill Krikorian, NGL Studios, in American Masters, Season 33, Episode 10 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 1 hour 24 mins
- Botero.Film Movement, 2018.
- Down to earth: adobe in New MexicoWatertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources, [2006]
- Día de Los MuertosArlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.
- Great Performances, Season 45, Episode 1, Havana Time MachineGreat Performances, Season 45, Episode 1, Havana Time Machine
directed by Randy Hale, fl. 2007 and James Burton Yockey, 1946-; presented by Raul Malo, 1965-; produced by Todd Jarrell, fl. 2007, Todd Mayo, fl. 2015 and Josue Lopez Lozano, fl. 2015, Todd Squared, Thirteen Productions, Latino Public Broadcasting and WCTE Upper Cumberland PBS; performed by Roberto Fonseca, 1975-, Ivette Cepeda, fl. 2011 and Eliades Ochoa, 1946-, The Mavericks, Sweet Lizzy Project and Isa String Quartet, in Great Performances, Season 45, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 52 mins - La Frontera with Pati Jinich, Season 1, Episode 1, Miles from Nowheredirected by Dan Connell, fl. 2003; presented by Pati Jinich, 1972-; produced by Jessica Epstein, fl. 2018, Mexican Table, LLC and Frank Content Inc., in La Frontera with Pati Jinich, Season 1, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 55 mins
- Untold: Authors that Changed America, Sandra Cisnerosproduced by DoGoodery and Makematic, in Untold: Authors that Changed America (Belfast, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2023), 3 mins
- Untold: Hidden Figures, Season 1, Episode 39, The First Female Hispanic Astronautproduced by Makematic, in Untold: Hidden Figures, Season 1, Episode 39 (Derry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2022), 2 mins
