Latin American Art: From Colonial to Modern

(4 Credits)

Begins with a brief consideration of the achievements of the great pre-Hispanic civilizations (Aztec, Maya, Inca, and others) prior to contact with the Iberian world. Emphasis on colonial painting, sculpture, and architecture in Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and the Andes. Examines painting and sculpture of the 19th century and the secularization of Latin American art, and then the establishment of modernism from 1900 onward. Important modern artists such as Frida Kahlo, Joaquín Torres-García, Tarsila do Amaral, Wifredo Lam, and the surrealists bring the survey to approximately 1950.