Exchange: Latin American Art

Latin American Art

Mexican
Map, from 'Mexican People'
lithograph on paper
15 x 17 1/2 in. (38.1 x 44.4 cm)
Museum Purchase

Mexican
Title Page to 'Mexican People'
lithograph on paper
15 x 17 7/16 in. (38.1 x 44.2 cm)
Museum Purchase

Mexican
Standing Female Figure
ceramic
4 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 13/16 in (12.1 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm)
Gift of Robert and Marianne Huber

Mexican
Female figure with headdress
terracotta
5 11/16 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 3/16 in (14.4 cm x 6 cm x 3 cm)
Gift of the Betty Parsons Foundation

Mexican; Zapotec
Seated figure
ceramic
7 1/16 in x 4 7/8 in x 4 1/2 in (17.94 cm x 12.38 cm x 11.43 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern

Colima; Mexican
Winged warrior figure
terracotta
4 1/2 in x 2 13/16 in x 2 5/8 in (11.5 cm x 7.2 cm x 6.7 cm)
Gift of the Betty Parsons Foundation

Colima; Mexican
Seated Figure
terracotta
15 11/16 in x 12 3/8 in x 8 in (39.85 cm x 31.43 cm x 20.32 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern

Nayarit; Mexican
Figure
polychromed ceramic
7 13/16 in x 4 1/16 in (19.8 cm x 10.3 cm)
Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Horace M. Miner

Teotihuacáno; Mexican
Mother and Child
terracotta
3 1/4 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in (8.2 cm x 7 cm x 3.1 cm)
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. J. Robert Willson

Francisco Mora
Silver Mine Worker, from 'Mexican People'
lithograph on paper
17 5/8 x 15 3/16 in. (44.7 x 38.5 cm);22 3/16 x 18 1/8 in. (56.2 x 46 cm)
Museum Purchase

Isidoro Ocampo
Pottery Maker, from 'Mexican People'
lithograph on paper
17 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (44.8 x 38.5 cm)
Museum Purchase

In the foreground, there is a man laying on a large human-sized book, one hand on his chin and the other holding a pencil to the page. In front of his pencil, the text "Mendez" and "1945" is printed. On the pages of the book are a skeleten-creature and on the opposite page an angel. Behind the man and the book is a large cactus, and then a large cross rises from its base. The cross is encircled by a large snake-like creature whose head is open, facing away, and an eagle is crucified with knives. Coming from the ends of the cross are what seems to be spears, pointing clockwise. Behind this foreground scene, there is an army marching under a flag with the skull and crossbones. A priest follows behind the army, seemingly coming from the open mouth of the large serpent whose tail holds the feet of the crucified eagle. To the left there are two more crucified figures, whose crosses are on fire. In the far background, there is a vista of a large city.

Leopoldo Méndez
Lo que puede venir
woodcut on paper
12 in x 6 15/16 in (30.48 cm x 17.62 cm);14 ¼ in x 10 ⅜ in (36.2 cm x 26.35 cm);22 ⅛ in x 18 ⅛ in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm)
Museum Purchase

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