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ART HISTORY
- Callnumber:
A 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Indian in his homeland:
American Images 1590-1876
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This program provides a 300-year
survey of the impact of European civilization in the New World, particularly
its devastating effect on the lives and cultures of the American Indians.
Features indigenous America (including flora and fauna) as seen through
the eyes of artists such as Catlin, Bodmer, deBry, and Audubon. Finley
Holiday Films. 1988.
- Language:
English Length: 30 min.
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- Callnumber:
A BRA 01 BK C 01
- Title:
Architecture and Sculpture
in Brazil
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
By Ottaviano C. De Fiore.
Covers the various periods of art and architecture in Brazil from the
colonial period to the present day. 1984.
- Language:
English Length: 33 pp.
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- Callnumber:
A LA 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Art of Mexico, Central America
and South America
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Narration and photos provide
an overview of Latin American art from the formative period to the 19th
century. Accompanying fifty-page guide with additional historic and
stylistic information. J. Welston Marsh publishers. 1993.
- Language:
English Length: 79 min.
-
- Callnumber:
A MEX 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Art of Mexico
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Covers prehispanic, colonial,
and contemporary Mexican art. Slides encased in 2 notebooks (V.1 &
2).
- Language:
English Length: 124 slides.
-
- Callnumber:
A MEX 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Academy of San Carlos
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
From the Videos of Mexican
Art series, this video shows the role of the Academy in Mexican art
form from the late 18th century to the early years of the 20th century.
UNAM. 1994.
- Language:
English Length: 23 min.
-
- Callnumber:
A MEX 03 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Cathedral of Mexico
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
From the Videos of Mexican
Art series, this video shows the 300 year process of construction of
the cathedral of Mexico City, its importance, and the factors which
have contributed to tits decline. UNAM. 1994.
- Language:
English Length: 27 min.
-
- Callnumber:
A MEX 04 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Urban Setting in Mexico
City
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
From the Videos of Mexican
Art series, this video is an approach to the constantly changing material
elements which surround the inhabitants of Mexico City and make up the
urban image. UNAM. 1994.
- Language:
English Length: 23 min.
-
- Callnumber:
A SPA 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Museum of America
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
This museum houses an extensive
collection of artifacts and paintings brought to Spain from the New
World. Covers both prehispanic and colonial periods. Guide and cassette
tape included with slides.
- Language:
English Length: 1 cass./ 100 slides
-
- Callnumber:
A SPA 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
A Tour of the Prado
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This Video takes the viewer
on a tour of European and Spanish paintings housed in Madrid's Prado
Museum. Special emphasis is given to Titian, El Greco, Velasquez, Goya,
Ribera, Zurbaran, and Murillo. Video Associates. 1982.
- Language:
English Length: 60 min.
-
- COLONIAL ART
-
- Callnumber:
AC BRA 01 BK C 01
- Title:
Arte Colonial IV: Estampas
del Brasil Imperial
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Organization of American
States. 1977.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 12pp.
-
- Callnumber:
AC BRA 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
O Aleijadinho
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Features the religious sculpture
of this famous Brazilian artist. Cabinet Collection 210. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC COL 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Colombia: Colonial Paintings
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
A mixture of images from
both the Santa Fe School and Colombia in general from the colonial period.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC ECU 04 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Ecuador: Colonial Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection no. 107.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC GUA 03 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Pinturas de la Merced Iglesia
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Documents religious art in
a colonial church of Antigua, Guatemala. Lively narration and soundtrack,
historical context given. From the Guatemala por dentro television series.
1984.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 25 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AC GUA 04 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Retablos de la Merced Iglesia
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Documents religious art in
a colonial church in Guatemala. From the Guatemala por dentro television
series. 1984.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 25 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AC MEX 04 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Mexico: Colonial Painting
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection Nos. 62-63.
Guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC MEX 07 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
A History of Mexican Art,
Set 7. 17th & 18th. Century. Colonial Architecture
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 40 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC MEX 08 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
A History of Mexican Art,
Set 6. 16th Century Colonial Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 40 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC MEX 09 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Arte virreinal en el altiplano
sur
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Presents art of the viceregal
era in the southern high plains of Mexico--Puebla, Tlaxcala, and Veracruz.
Guide included.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC MEX 10 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Arte virreinal en el norte
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Art of the viceregal era
in northern Mexico--Durango, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon,
Tamaulipas, and northern and southern Baja California. Guide included.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC PER 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Peru: Cuzco, Colonial Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection No. 125.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC PER 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Colonial Art of Peru
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AC SA 01 BK C 01
- Title:
Hispano-Guarani Baroque
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Josefinal Pla. Organization
of American States. Hispanic influence in the art of the Guarani. Photographs.
1975.
- Language:
English Length: 15 pp.
-
- MODERN ART
-
- Callnumber:
AM ARG 02 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Argentina: Works by Ten Internationally
Known Contemporary Artists
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Includes paintings by Raquel
Forner, Leopoldo Presas and Fernando Maza. Cabinet Collection Nos. 72-73.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM BRA 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Brazil: Japanese-Brazilian
Painters
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Published in conjunction
with the Museum of Modern Art in Latin America. Guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM BRA 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Brazil: Works by 10 Internationally
Known Artists
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Features the work of artists
such as Danilo di Prete, Djanira, and Firmin.o Fernandes Saldanha. Cabinet
Collection No. 74. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM BRA 04 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Brazilian Painting and Sculpture
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Includes 60 slides from Museu
Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janiero and 60 slides from Museu de
Arte Moderno in Sao Paulo. Printed description accompanies each slide.
- Language:
English Length: 120 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM BRA 05 BK C 01
- Title:
Modern Brazilian Painting
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
By Stella de Sa Rego, Latin
American Institute, University of New Mexico. Introduction and annotated
bibliography on the subject. N.D.
- Language:
English Length: 42 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
AM BRA 06 BK C 01
- Title:
Arte de pintores primitivos
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
By Pietro Maria Bardi. NO.
50 of BRASIL/CULTURA, December, 1982, with feature article on contemporary
primitivist painters.
- Language:
Portuguese Length: 48 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
AM CA 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Art of Central America and
Panama
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Central American artists
are shown with their paintings in their native environment. Organization
of American States. Ca. 1970.
- Language:
English Length: 29 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM CHI 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Roberto Matta Echarreu
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Features the abstract art
of this Chilean painter. Cabinet Collection 219. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM COL 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Colombia: The Ticunas, Native
Artists of the Amazon
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection No. 100.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM COL 02 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Colombia: Works by 10 Internationally
Known Contemporary Artists
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Includes paintings by Fernando
Botero, Alejandro Obregon, and Nirma Zarate. Cabinet Collection No.
75. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM CUB 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Latin America: Art of Amelia
Pelaez
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Features works of this important
Cuban modernist painter and collage artist. Cabinet Collection No. 174.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM CUB 02 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Wilfredo Lam: Artist from
Cuba
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Works of this cubist/primitivist
painter, emphasizing African influence. Cabinet Collection Nos. 209
and 210. 2 guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM CUB 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Pintura cubana contemporanea.
Los pioneros
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Pioneers in contemporary
Cuban painting, including Eduardo Abela, Jorge Arche, Marcelo Poglotti,
and Amelia Pelaez. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 24 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM CUB 04 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Havana Postmodern: The New
Cuban Art
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Examinees the new Cuban art
movement and its social and cultural roots. Includes interviews with
artists and art students, who discuss many current social issues as
well as their own work. The Cinema Guild. 1987.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 54 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM DOM 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Dominican Republic: 10 Contemporary
Artists
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Slides of several modern
Dominican artists with their work. Includes Aquiles Azor-Gracia, Ada
Balcacer, Crismar, and Davio Suro. Cabinet Collection No. 106. Guide
included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM ELS 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Julio Siqueira
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Paintings by the famous self-taught
native painter of El Salvador. His paintings depict rural life in El
Salvador, and have a folkloric quality. Cabinet Collection No. 183.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM HAI 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Haitian Murals: Native Murals
Painted in the Cathedral of Port-au-Prince
- Mediatype:
slide Description: Cabinet Collection No. 99. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM HAI 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Art of Haiti
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
An extraordinary documentary
which juxtaposes shots of contemporary Haiti with the radiance of Haitian
art. The uneasy co-existence of Christian and voodoo belief is explored
through interviews with artists and Haitian experts. Facets Video (New
Visions series). 1983.
- Language:
English Length: 26 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM HAI 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Haiti: Primitive Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Primitivist painting and
folk-art sculpture from the Musee d'Art haitien du College St. Pierre.
Emphasizes African influences in Haitian art. Cabinet Collection No.
151. Guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM HON 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Jose Antonio Velasquez: naive
painter
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Landscapes and abstract paintings
by this self-taught primitivist painter. Cabinet Collection Nos. 221-222.
2 guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM LA 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Latin American Women Artists
I & II
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Includes paintings by Raqeul
Forner, Asilia Guillen, and Raquel Lazaro, Sculpture by Joyce, and etchings
by Ruth Bess. Cabinet Collection Nos. 175-176. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM LA 05 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Latin America: Works by Ten
Internationally Known Artists
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Including works by Edgar
Negret, Amelia Pelaez and Rufino Tamayo. Cabinet Collection No. 71.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM LA 06 BK C 01
- Title:
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo
de America Latina
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Information about the Museum
of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington, D.C., photographs. Organization
of American States. 1977.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 12 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
AM LA 07 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Naive Painters: Latin American
Artists from Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Included paintings by Noe
Leon, Jose Antonio Velasquez, and Carmen Millan. Cabinet Collection
No. 80. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM LA 08 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Recent Latin American Drawings
1969-1976: A Visual Catalogue
- Mediatype:
slide/unit
- Description:
A selection of drawings reflecting
the multi-faceted contemporary Latin American Art movement. Guide, musical
cassette, and audio cassettes included.
- Language:
English Length: 111 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM LA 09 BK C 01
- Title:
Art on the Road: Painted
Vehicles of the Americas
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Decorated vehicles vividly
reflect the art traditions and popular culture of the Americas. In this
pictorial survey, art historian Moira Harris considers the ox carts
of Costa Rica, the buses of Panama, the Tap-Taps of Haiti, the Custom
Cars of the U.S., and the chivas of Colombia. 1988.
- Language:
English Length: 108 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
AM LA 10 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Art of the Fantastic
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
A review of this exhibition
of Latin American contemporary art presented in the Indianapolis Museum
of Art. Organization of the American States. 1987.
- Language:
English Length: 30 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM LA 11 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Los artistas hablan
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Interviews with 5 prominent
artistes: Raquel Forner, Enrique Grau, Alejandro Obregon, Ramirez-Villamizar
and Fernando de Szyszlo. Organization of American States. Ca. 1979.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 30 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM LA 12 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Latin American Visual Art
Today
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
A unit for teachers which
includes background information, objectives, five lessons, activities.
46 page guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 46 pp./ 20 slides
-
Callnumber:
AM LA 13 VIDEO C 01
Title: Couple in a Cage
Mediatype: video
Description: The Couple in the Cage documents the travelling
performance of Guillermo Gomez-Peña and Coco Fusco, in which they
exhibited themselves as caged Amerindias from an imaginary island. Audiences
reactions dramatize the dilemma of cross-cultural misunderstanding as
many are shown to believe that the “savages” were real.
Language: English Length: 31 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Art and Revolution in Mexico
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Somewhat abstract documentary
dealing with the art of the Mexican Revolution as political movement
and as revolution in art. Films for the Humanities. 1982.
- Language:
English Length: 50 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 02 BK C 01
- Title:
Contemporary Mexican Painting
in a Time of Change
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Includes the Mexican mural
movement, contemporary painters, confrontation in the artistic world,
the New Imagists, the genesis of Interiorismo and artists of the Nueva
Presencia. Illustrated. 1977. Illustrations.
- Language:
English Length: 200 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 04 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Art of Frida Kahlo
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection No. 173.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 07 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Paintings and Frescoes by
Jose Clemente Orozco
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection Nos. 204-205.
2 guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 08 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Modern Architecture of Mexico
City
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
A History of Mexican Art,
Set 8. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 40 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 09 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Modern Architecture: University
City
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
A History of Mexican Art,
Set 9. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 40 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 12 CASS C 01
- Title:
Siqueiros: Political Artist
- Mediatype:
cass
- Description:
Pacifica Radio Archive. David
Alfaro Siqueiros, essential to the Mexican muralist movement, is interviewed
and discusses his work, his thought and the history of Mexico in his
lifetime.
- Language:
English Length: 42 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 13 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Arte del siglo XIX en la
Ciudad de Mexico
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
This is a study of art produced
in Mexico City from 1781-1921. Deals with architecture, sculpture, and
painting. Guide included.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 14 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Arte regional en el siglo
XIX
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Presents the painting, sculpture
and architecture of 19th century Mexico, concentrates on Puebla, Guadalajara,
Queretaro, and Guanajuato. Guide included.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 16 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Rufino Tamayo: The Sources
of His Art
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This film has is an insight
into the elements of the life experiences of Tamayo, a Zapotec Indian
and one of the most famous Mexican painters. Mystic Fire Video. 1974.
- Language:
English Length: 28 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 17 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Mexican Murals: A Revolution
on the Walls
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Examinees these monumental
creations not only for their great aesthetic value, but also as an essential
and fascinating part of Mexico's history. The murals are examples of
the marriage of art and political thought. Includes work of Rivera and
Siqueiros. Ohio University. 1977.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 30 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 22 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Jose Guadalupe Posada
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Posada, a witness to the
Porfiriate and the Revolution, was one of the great explorers of the
spirit of Mexico. The satire and tragedy of Mexican life and death were
his subjects; his insights and artistic vision rank this precursor of
Mexican muralism among the foremost Mexican artists. Films for the Humanities.
1989.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 56 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 23 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Siqueiros
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Jose David Alfaro Siqueiros
was the Mexican muralist par excellence, making of muralism an art form
that is at once monumental and personal in scale. Drawing on the pre-Hispanic
roots of Mexican culture, he played a leading role in the political
revolution of the '30's; the power of his art to persuade is testimony
to its powerful voice. Films for the Humanities. 1984.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 56 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 24 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
L.E.A.R.: League of Revolutionary
Artists and Women
- Mediatype:
cass
- Description:
The L.E.A.R. was formed in
Mexico in 1934 with the goals of creating art and culture in support
of and at service to the workers and to combat imperialism and fascism.
Its members, who included Rivera and Siqueiros, shared a commitment
to the fusion of art and politics. This documentary intersperses interviews
of surviving members with murals, paintings, and poems. The Cinema Guild.
1987.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 31 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 25 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Donde digo Diego Rivera
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This program visits the Rivera
Museum, which contains his works, the monuments of this life, and his
superb collection of pre-Colombian artifacts. Films for the Humanities.
1983.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 56 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 26 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Frescoes of Diego Rivera
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
The art and aesthetic of
Diego Rivera, the conscience of his age, are examined through his murals
which blend themes of nature, humanity and revolution. Detroit Institute
of Arts. 1986.
- Language:
English Length: 35 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 27 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Walls of Mexico: Art
and Architecture
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This video looks at the wall
paintings of some of the most popular Mexican muralists--Diego Rivera,
Juan O'Gorman, Jose Clemente Orozco--and at the work of architect Luis
Barragan. Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
- Language:
English Length: 56 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 28 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Los murales del Palacio de
Bellas Artes
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This video explores the creation
of the extraordinary murals found in the Palacio de Bellas Artes in
Mexico City. Excellent documentation of the various murals by: Rivera,
Siqueiros, Orozco, Tamayo and other artists who have contributed to
the Palacio. Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. 1997.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 57 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM MEX 29 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Diego Rivera: Art and Revolution
(NEW 2000)
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
In this program, presented
by Films for the Humanities and Sciences, NewsHour correspondent Jeffry
Kaye surveys the life and artwork of Diego Rivera, a larger-than-life
figure and one of the 20th century's truly revolutionary artists--both
creatively and politically. Topics include Rivera's success in melding
the painting styles of European Modrenism with the art of ancient Mexico;
his belief in the dignity of everyday life; the notorious Rockefeller
Center mural; and his deep love of Mexico. 1999.
- Language:
English Length: 11 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM PER 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Fernando de Szyszlo
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Peru. Cabinet Collection
No. 253. This famous abstract artist based his work on themes of pre-Colombian
Peru. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM PER 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Martin Chambi & Heirs
of the Incas
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Chambi, one of the most remarkable
photographers of the 20th century, became a prominent figure in the
indigenista group of intellectuals who believed that he true spirit
of Peru lay with its Indian population. Chambi's documentary photographs
of the Indians made an important political as well as artistic statement.
The Cinema Guild. 1986.
- Language:
English Length: 50 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM PUE 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Nine Artists of Puerto Rico
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Visit to the studies of Puerto
Rico's most important artist. Organization of American States. Ca. 1975.
- Language:
English Length: 16 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM URU 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Uruguay: The Art of Torres
Garcia
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection Nos. 1530154.
Guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM URU 03 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Torres-Garcia and the Universal
Constructivism
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Life and works of the renowned
Uruguayan artist. Organization of American States. Ca. 1970.
- Language:
English Length: 30 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AM VEN 02 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Latin America: Hector Poleo,
Artist of Poetry and People I & II
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection Nos. 146-147.
Guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM VEN 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Venezuela: Works by Ten Internationally
Known Contemporary Artists
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Includes slides of sculpture
by Alberto Collie, Elsa Gramcko, Jesus Rafael Soto, and Marisol. Cabinet
Collection No. 89. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM VEN 04 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Venezuela: Works by Ten Internationally
Known Contemporary Artists
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Includes slides of sculpture
by Alberto Collie, Elsa Gramcko, Jesus Rafael Soto, and Marisol. Cabinet
Collection No. 89. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM VEN 05 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Reveron: Venezuelan Painter
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Reveron's mystic, ghostly
paintings deny categorization, although he is often classified as a
modernist. This set includes slides of his paintings, dolls, his castle,
and the painter himself. Cabinet Collection 200-202. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 30 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM VEN 06 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Caracas, The Art in the City
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Slides of ''public art''--murals,
public sculptures, etc.--in Caracas. Cabinet Collection 245. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM VEN 07 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
The Kinetic Art of Jesus
Soto
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection No. 150.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AM VEN 08 BK C 01
- Title:
Lo espiritual en el arte
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
No. 40 of the periodical
Artesania y folklore de Venezuela.1982.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 48 pp.
-
- PRECOLUMBIAN ART
-
- Callnumber:
AP AND 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Yaro Civilization
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
The Spanish conquest of Peru
followed only a few decades after the Inca conquest of the same areas.
Among the civilizations conquered by the Inca was the Yaro empire. Their
architecture is still impressive, including five-story houses, astronomical
research centers, and huge silos to store supplies for the population.
This program introduces this largely unknown civilization and its artifacts.
Films for the Humanities. 1989.
- Language:
English Length: 43 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AP ARG 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Argentina: Pre-Colombian
Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection No. 113.
Pottery and sculpture from about 100-400 AD Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP COL 02 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Colombia: Pre-Hispanic Pottery
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection Nos. 57-59.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 30 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP COL 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Colombia: San Agustin, Pre-Hispanic
Stone Sculptures
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection Nos. 51-53
of pre-Hispanic stone sculpture. Guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 30 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP COL 07 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Pre-Hispanic Stone Sculptures
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 80 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP DOM 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Dominican Republic: Taino
Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection Nos. 161-165.
Shows artifacts and anthropologists' reconstructions of this culture,
one of the first encountered by Columbus' expeditions. The Taints were
virtually eradicated by the Spanish. 2 guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 50 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP ECU 04 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Ecuador: Pre-Colombian Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection 236-242.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 70 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP ECU 05 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Pre-Colombian Art from the
Museum of the Central Bank
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection 184. Guide
included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP LA 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Plunder!
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Looks at the black market
in stolen pre-Columbian antiquities. In particular, the documentary
traces how Peruvian artifacts from the tombs of the Lords of Sipan reached
the US, and how the legal processes of both countries were incapable
of forcing the return of the artifacts to their rightful owners. PBS
video (Frontline episode). 1990.
- Language:
English Length: 60 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AP MES 01 BK C 01
- Title:
Arte Precolombino, I: Mesoamerica
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Organization of American
States. 1971.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 40 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 02 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Cuicuilco, Tula, and Sculpture
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
A History of Mexican Art,
Set 3. By Robert C. MacLaurin and Katherine B. MacLaurin. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 40 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 07 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Mesoamerican Survey 1
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Pictures of Record. Includes
the sites and characteristic artifacts of the major non-Maya sites of
Mexico. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 100 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 11 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Mexico: Tarascan Sculpture
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection 47. Guide
included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 21 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Tula
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Pictures of Record. The set
includes an extensive treatment of the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, the
15-foot Atlantean sculptures, the Hall of Columns, and the largest ball
court. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 60 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 22 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Xochicalco
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Pictures of Record. The set
includes an extensive treatment of the Pyramid of the Plumed Serpent
with its sculptured base-relief and glyphs, as well as the offerings
and artifacts found at the site. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 50 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 24 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Zapotec and Mixtec Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
A History of Mexican Art,
Set 4. By Robert C. MacLaurin and Katherine B. MacLaurin. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 40 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 26 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Arte pre-hispanico en el
altiplano
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
These slides trace the development
of Mexican art in the pre-Columbian era of the Maya and the Aztecs.
The slides include sculpture, architecture, and pyramids from various
sites, such as Teotihuacan, Tula, and Xochicalco. Guide included.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 27 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Arte prehispanico en el pacifico
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Prehispanic art of the Pacific
region of Mexico. Monte Alban, Baja California, Michoacan, and other
areas. Guide included.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 28 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Arte prehispanico en el golfo
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Prehispanic art of the Gulf
of Mexico region. Examples of Olmec art from San Lorenzo and La Venta,
and other areas. Guide included.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 30 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Tarascan Sculpture
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP MEX 37 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Los Olmecas
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
The Gulf coast of Mexico
gave rise to one of the most significant pre-Columbian civilizations,
that of the Olmecs. This program looks at the highly developed Olmec
culture, many examples of whose architecture and massive monolithic
sculptures still stand today. Films for the Humanities. 1983.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 56 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AP PER 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Chancay, the Forgotten Art
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Famous pre-Columbian ceramics
from Peru. Organization of American States. Ca. 1970.
- Language:
English Length: 17 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AP PER 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Paracas Textiles
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Pictures of Record. Depicts
the stages of wrapping Paracas mummy bundles, the embroidered garments
worn by the rulers and other personal articles found at the Paracas
Necropolis. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 87 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AP VEN 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Venezuela: Pre-Colombian
Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection No. 129.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- AZTEC
-
- Callnumber:
AZ 01 CASS C 01
- Title:
Art of Aztec Mexico
- Mediatype:
cass
- Description:
National Public Radio cassette.
1984.
- Language:
English Length: 13 min.
-
- Callnumber:
AZ 02 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Aztec & Pre-Aztec Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
A History of Mexican Art,
Set 5. By Robert C. MacLaurin and Katherine B. MacLaurin. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 40 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AZ 03 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Aztecs
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Pictures of Record. Includes
statues, pottery, relief sculpture, mosaic, and leatherwork found in
Templo Uagor. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 68 slides
-
- Callnumber:
AZ 08 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Pyramids of the Sun and Moon
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
A comprehensive panorama
of Teotihuacan and Aztec art filmed on location an at the Museum of
Anthropology of Mexico City. Organization of American States. Ca. 1970.
- Language:
English Length: 20 min.
-
- CURRICULUM PACKETS
-
- Callnumber:
C HAI 01 UNIT C 01
- Title:
Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou
- Mediatype:
unit
- Description:
This interdisciplinary unit
was developed to encourage both teacher and student knowledge of Haiti
and the sacred arts of Haitian vodou. Packet includes text, suggested
activities, a copy of Faces magazine on Haiti, and 20 slides. Grades
5 - 9. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History. 1995.
- Language:
English Length: 164 pp./ 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
C LA 24 BK C 01
- Title:
Focus on South America
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Resources for classroom on
geography, arts and crafts, language, family, etc. Project LEARN, 1985.
- Language:
English Length: 20 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
C LA 32 BK C 01
- Title:
Latin American Art and Music
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Emphasizes the use of music
and art in intercultural education. Focuses on creative expression as
illustrative of Latin American values, ideals, and lifestyles. Chapters
cover dance, music architecture, the visual arts, and how to use these
subjects to introduce more traditional areas of study such as history
or sociology. 1989.
- Language:
English Length: 170 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
C PER 01 UNIT C 01
- Title:
Royal Tombs of Sipan
- Mediatype:
unit
- Description:
This curriculum unit was
designed around an exhibition of articles from the royal tombs of Sipan
in Peru but can be used independently of the exhibition. Materials include
text, suggested activities, a copy of Faces magazine on the Moche of
Peru, and 20 slides. Grades 5-9. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
1993.
- Language:
English Length: 134 pp./ 20 slides
-
- DANCE AND FESTIVALS
-
- Callnumber:
DF ARG 03 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Tango: Our Dance
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Jorge Zanda, the director,
captures the sensuality and rituals of the complex art form of the tango.
The unique role of the tango is examined as Argentina's national dance
as well as the machismo and creativity that pervade the dance today.
Facets Multimedia and Chicago Latino Cinema. 1987.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 70 min.
-
- Callnumber:
DF BRA 02 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Brazil: Carnival
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Published in conjunction
with the Museum of Modern Art in Latin America. Guide included. Seasonal
Feb-Mar.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
DF CUB 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Alicia
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Shows the life and dance
of Alicia Alonso, one of the finest ballerinas of this century. Video
Artists International. 1976.
- Language:
English Length: 70 min.
-
- Callnumber:
DF LA 04 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Art and Recreation in Latin
America
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Games people play and the
art and architecture they enjoy are presented. Focus is on the Spanish
and Indian influences to be found today. English version and Spanish
version on the same tape. From the Latin American Lifestyles series.
1988.
- Language:
English Length: 50 min.
-
- Callnumber:
DF MEX 05 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Day of the Dead
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Shows celebration of the
Day of the Dead in Mexico. Museum of International Folk Art. 1957. Seasonal
Oct.-Nov.
- Language:
English Length: 30 min.
-
- Callnumber:
DF MEX 06 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Arruza
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
The story of the greatest
matador that ever lived, Carlos Arruza, a man driven by perfection.
He came out of retirement three times, and the brilliance of his style
and courage changed the art of bullfighting forever. Embassy Environment.
1967.
- Language:
English Length: 91 min.
-
- Callnumber:
DF MEX 07 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Ballet Folklorico Nacional
de Mexico
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Enjoy the color, movement,
excitement, and artistry of the National Ballet of Mexico. The talented
musicians and singers present the traditional music of Mexico from various
regions, including the mariachi, the marimba, and sones jarochos. 1982.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 120 min.
-
- Callnumber:
DF PUE 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Dances of the World: Puerto
Rico
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Examines Puerto Rico's heritage,
culture, and language through traditional dance and music. Includes
interviews and narration. Pacific Arts Video. 1988.
- Language:
English Length: 35 min.
-
- FOLK ARTS
-
- Callnumber:
FA BRA 01 BK C 01
- Title:
Brazilian Indian Feather
Art
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Banco Central de Brasil.
Brasilia. Color plates. Exhibition guide, National Museum of Natural
History and Smithsonian Institution. 1980.
- Language:
Portuguese w/ English subtitles
Length: 78 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
FA GUA 03 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Daughters of Ixchel: Maya
Thread of Change
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Guatemalan Maya women are
renown for their weaving and textiles. The economic, political, and
cultural forces which affect these artisans are vividly illuminated
in this documentary. University of California Extension Center for Media
and Independent Learning. 1993.
- Language:
English Length: 29 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FA LA 03 BK C 01
- Title:
Story Starters on the Aztecs,
Incas, and Mayas
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
This creative writing program
provides story starters for authentic Aztec, Incan, and Mayan stories.
Great for elementary school or beginning Spanish use. Includes vocabulary
lists, character cards, art projects, and more. Steve and Jean Henrich.
1991.
- Language:
English Length: 60 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
FA LA 04 BK C 01
- Title:
Indo-Hispanic Folk Art Traditions
(NEW 2000)
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
This amazing book is filled
with folk art for the classroom. It is detailed, well written, and easy
to use. Pinata Publications. It is in both English and Spanish. 1991.
- Language:
English/ Spanish Length:
77 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
FA LA 05 BK C 01
- Title:
Indo-Hispanic Folk Art Traditions
II (NEW 2000)
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Also filled with folk art
for the classroom. An amazing book. Pinata Publications. Written by
Bobbi Salinas-Norman. 1988.
- Language:
English/ Spanish Length:
97 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
FA MEX 03 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Manuel Jimenez: Woodcarver
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Shows how a rural Mexican
folk artist represents the sights and scenes of his early life. Jimenez
carves with an infallible eye and uses an ordinary farmer's machete.
He finishes the work with a common kitchen knife. The Works. 1975.
- Language:
English Length: 23 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FA MEX 04 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Marcelo Ramos: The Fireworks
Maker's Art
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Shows how an extraordinary
Mexican folk artist executes his work in fleeing images of fire. In
the rural setting of the Ramos homestead, intricate procedures executed
by hand result in highly technical, precisely times, complex structures.
The Works. 1976.
- Language:
English Length: 23 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FA MEX 07 BK C 01
- Title:
Mexican Masks
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
By Donald Cordry, University
of Texas Press. Explanation of the mask as art, the making of masks,
and the significance and function of the Mexican mask. Illustrated.
1980.
- Language:
English Length: 259 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
FA MEX 08 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Pedro Linares: Papier Mache
Artist
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Shows the beauty and skill
of the work of a Mexican papier mache artist. Linares, known as el maestro
de carton, describes his life and his art and the traditional esthetics
behind it. Shows the Easter-time tradition known as the quema de Judas
in which papier-mache figurines are burned or filled with fireworks
and exploded. Originally the figures represented Judas, but since colonial
times they are frequently made in the shape of unpopular politicians
or other social figures. The Works. 1975. Seasonal, Mar-Apr. (See also
FA/MEX/14)
- Language:
English Length: 23 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FA MEX 09 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
La Pinata
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Features step by step process
of making a traditional Mexican pinata. Filmed entirely on location
in Mexico. A fun, festive project for art and Spanish classes. 1991.
Bilingual guide included. Seasonal, Dec.
- Language:
Spanish w/ Spanish/English
text Length: 10 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FA MEX 10 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Popular Painting
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection No. 256.
Presents the colorfully-painted portable backdrops used by fotografos
ambulantes as backgrounds for souvenir photographs. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
FA MEX 11 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Sabina Sanchez: Embroidery
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Shows the life and work of
a Zapotec woman in Oaxaca who still makes the embroidered blouses of
her traditional village costume. She is one of the few who still practice
this folk art. The Works. 1976.
- Language:
English Length: 23 min.
-
- allnumber:
FA MEX 13 BK C 01
- Title:
Arts and Crafts of Mexico
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Almost sixty indigenous peoples
are alive in Mexico today, and each has maintained a tradition of folk
art from ceramics to metalwork. The story of their art and culture is
captured in text and 160 photographs. 1990.
- Language:
English Length: 160 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
FA MEX 14 UNIT C 01
- Title:
En Calavera
- Mediatype:
unit
- Description:
This interdisciplinary unit
was designed to present an examination of the art of the Linares family
whose papier-mache works are famous in Mexico and to explore the definitions
of folkart, fine art, art and craft. Packet included text, suggested
activities, and slides. Grades 5-9. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
1994. (See also FA/MEX/08).
- Language:
English Length: 50 pp./ 8 slides
-
- Callnumber:
FA NIC 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Primitive Artists of Nicaragua
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection Nos. 254-255.
2 guides included.
- Language:
English Length: 20 slides
-
- Callnumber:
FA VEN 01 BK C 01
- Title:
Segunda muestra nacional
de artesania
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
No. 39 of Artesania y Folklore de Venezuela. 1982.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 42 pp.
-
- FEATURE FILMS
-
- Callnumber:
FF ARG 17 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Graffiti
- Mediatype:
Films
- Description:
Based on a story by Julio
Cortazar. A young man is addicted to sneaking out at night to draw sketches
on walls, an act which is against the law in this Latin American military
dictatorship. He develops a playful dialogue with an unknown graffiti
artist, and when he lays plans to expose the unknown artist, the game
unexpectedly leads to violence. Directed by Matthew Patrick. Starring
E.J. Castillo, Ivy Broga. 1985.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 28 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FF ARG 20 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
El tango en Broadway
- Mediatype:
Films
- Description:
A musical comedy about the
exploits of Latin American artists in New York. With his uncle's money,
Alberto creates an artist's agency. When the uncle comes to see how
his money is being spent, Alberto has only two choices: change the business
or change the uncle. Directed by Luis Gasnier. Starring Carlos Gardel,
Trini Ramos. 1934.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 93 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FF BRA 23 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Apaissionata
- Mediatype:
Films
- Description:
A police scandal rocks the
world of great music. A famous pianist is accused of a crime and tries
to prove her innocence and save her career. The dilemma between love
and art makes for a passionate struggle. Directed by Fernando de Barros.
Starring Tonia Carrero, Anselmo Duarte. 1952.
- Language:
Portuguese Length: 95 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FF BRA 44 VIDEO C 02
- Title:
Popular Video of Brazil
- Mediatype:
Films
- Description:
Of all Latin American countries,
the independent video community is most developed in Brazil. Here are
five productions: the first, a day in the life of a working woman condensed
into five minutes; the second and third, satirical caricatures of a
TV correspondent in a gold mining area and in the Xingu Indian reserve;
the fourth, a collage of Afro-Brazilian sounds and images; the fifth,
made to raise support for a cultural center, depicts vampires who suck
the life blood of the artist community.
- Language:
Portuguese w/ English subtitles
Length: 80 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FF BRA 57 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Cabra Marcado para Morrer
- Mediatype:
Films
- Description:
In 1964, director Eduardo
Coutinho journeyed to the rural northeast of Brazil to reconstruct the
story of Joao Pedro Teixeira, a peasant leader who had been recently
assassinated by thugs. He sought out the friends and family of Teixeira
to act in the film but production was interrupted by the military coup
in April of 1964 and the subsequent persecution of everyone involved
in the film. Twenty years later, Coutinho returned to complete the film
which is a powerful, reflexive documentary dealing with agrarian reform,
official repression, workers' rights, and the role of the artist/intellectual
in Brazilian society. Directed by Eduardo Coutinho. 1964/1984.
- Language:
Portuguese w/ English subtitles
Length: 120 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FF MEX 12 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Maria Candelaria
- Mediatype:
Films
- Description:
Maria Candelaria is an outcast
in her small Mexican village because of her late mother's immoral behavior.
Her only friends are the town priest and a peasant whom she loves. Their
goal is to get married, but they are exploited by a local farm lord
and a rich city artist who want to paint her. This leads everyone into
tragedy. Directed by Emilio Fernandez. Starring Dolored del Rio, Pedro
Armendariz. 1943.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 99 min.
-
- Callnumber:
FF MEX 47 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
El
- Mediatype:
Films
- Description:
In public, ''El'' is an upstanding,
respectable man. In private, he's a paranoid, authoritarian, ultra-macho,
devoutly Catholic husband who abuses his wife both physically and psychologically.
She tries to escape. Film criticized middle class society for being
hypocritical. Directed by Luis Bunuel. Starring Arturo de Cordova, Delia
Garces. 1952. Black and white.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 120 min.
-
- HISTORY (15th-19th
centuries or general theory)
-
- Callnumber:
H LA 22 BK C 01
- Title:
Women in Latin America, vol.
1
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
A history in the roles of
women in politics, the professions, the arts, religion, law, families,
and education. 1985. 169 pp. See also volume II, The Twentieth Century,
HC/LA/13.
- Language:
English Length: 169 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
H MEX 13 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Spanish Conquest of Mexico
(New 2000)
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
In this presentation of the Films for the Humanities
and Sciences, Spanish historian and Oxford University professor Sir
John Elliott and cultural historian Dr. Elizabeth Baquedano survey political,
cultural, and religious aspects of Aztec civilization; analyze Cortes'
military campaign in detail; and discuss Spanish influences on Mexican
culture. Artwork, artifacts, 3-D models, and excerpts from the writings
of Bernal Diaz add depth to this penetrating study of Spanish opportunism
in the New World. 1999. Language:
English Length: 28 min.
-
- HISTORY, CONTEMPORARY
(including 20th Century Politics)
-
- Callnumber:
HC LA 13 BK C 01
- Title:
Women in Latin America
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
A history of the roles of
women in politics, the professions, arts, religion, law, families, and
education. 1985. See also From Pre-Columbian Times to the Twentieth
Century H/LA/22.
- Language:
English Length: 145 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
HC US 05 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Artistic Legacy of the Mexican
Revolution (New 2000)
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This program traces the 1910
Mexican Revolution's impact on Mexican American communities in the Southwest.
This ten year civil war spawned a wave of immigration into the U.S.
and gave rise to arts-related movements in mural painting, literature,
and music. Displaced Mexican writers created the Mexican American community's
first Spanish language newspaper and later gave rise to its first civil
rights movement. The lasting impact of the revolution on Mexican American
culture is discussed with historians, artists, and eye-witnesses to
the changes the Revolution created. 1999.
- Language:
English Length: 30 min.
-
- HISPANICS IN THE
UNITED STATES
-
- Callnumber:
HISP 23 CASS C 01
- Title:
Latinos in the Creative Arts
and Latinos in the Literary Arts
- Mediatype:
cass
- Description:
National Public Radio. ¡Viva
latino! Series. 1980.
- Language:
English Length: 27 min./ 29 min.
-
- Callnumber:
HISP 31 BK C 01
- Title:
Hispanic America Freeing
the Free/Honoring Heroes
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Discussing prominent Hispanics
in the United States and their contributions to the arts and culture
in the United States. They discuss what it is to be Hispanic. 1984.
- Language:
English Length: 39 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
HISP 53 BK C 01
- Title:
The Puerto Ricans
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Though faced with no legal
barriers in migrating to the continental United States, Puerto Ricans
face difficulties in assimilating into American culture. Profiles noted
individuals in sports, arts, and politics. From the Peoples of North
America series. 1990.
- Language:
English Length: 110 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
HISP 67 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Latino Artists: Pushing Artistic
Boundaries
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This video explores two different
groups of Latino artists struggling to be recognized in the US. These
two groups include: the Puerto Rican poets who perform at the Nuyorican
Poet's Cafe, and the founding members of Asco, a group of performing
artists in East Los Angeles. Films for the Humanities. 1995.
- Language:
English Length: 30 min.
-
- INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS
-
- Callnumber:
I BOL 02 BK C 01
- Title:
Image of Bolivia
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Organization of American
States. Photographs and introductory information on history, geography,
political organization, the arts, etc. 1973.
- Language:
English Length: 24 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
I BOL 03 BK C 01
- Title:
Imagen de Bolivia
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Organization of American
States. Photographs and introductory information on history, geography,
political organization, the arts, etc. 1973.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 24 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
I BRA 14 SLIDE K C 01
- Title:
Brazil Slide Series: Candomble
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
K. Candomble. Includes slides
of ceremonies, religious artifacts, congregations, and other aspects
of this fast-growing religion. Compiled by Herbert Knup and produced
by the University of New Mexico, this series has eleven complete slide
sets, each with accompanying description and background information.
Each set includes a title slide and a map slide. 1989-1993. Please specify
which set when ordering.
- Language:
English Length: 100 slides
-
- Callnumber:
I DOM 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Dominican Republic: Cradle
of the Americas
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Cultural, folklife and pre-Columbian
art of the oldest country in America. Organization of American States.
Ca. 1975.
- Language:
English Length: 25 min.
-
- Callnumber:
I GUA 07 BK C 01
- Title:
Guatemala Sensacional
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Full color. A beautiful pictorial
presentation of Guatemala, including modern cities, traditional folk
costumes, art, kites, and Mayan ruins. N.d.
- Language:
English Length: 24 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
I HAI 06 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Black Dawn
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
An animated film that recounts
the founding of Haiti, the world's first independent black republic,
according to its folklore. A celebration of the strength and artistry
of the Haitian people. Elementary through high school. Includes study
guide. Icarus Films. 1979.
- Language:
English Length: 20 min.
-
- Callnumber:
I LA 22 VIDEO G C 01
- Title:
Americas Series Part G: Builders
of Images: Latin American Cultural Identity
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
G. Builders of Images: Latin
American Cultural Identity. Explores the role of national writers, songwriters,
and other artists in the shaping of national images and identities in
Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. This ten-part series narrated
by Raul Julia explores Latin America via current issues and polemics.
Each program explores one issue, using actual newsreel footage and interviews
with key individuals from different soci-economic strata within one
or more Latin American nation and can be used independently from the
others. The Annenberg CPB Collection. 1993. Each video runs for 1hour.
Please specify program when ordering.
- Language:
English Length: 60 min.
-
- Callnumber:
I MEX 11 UNIT C 01
- Title:
Mexico as Seen by its Children
- Mediatype:
unit
- Description:
Drawings, paintings, and
short essays done by Mexican children of what they feel Mexico is about.
Guide and cassette included.
- Language:
English/ Spanish Length:
2 cass./ 16 slides
-
- Callnumber:
I MEX 16 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Mexicans: Through Their
Eyes
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Describes modern Mexico from
within. Focuses on art, religion, history, and popular culture to portray
Mexico as a blend of ancient and modern, Indian and Spanish elements.
National Geographic. 1992.
- Language:
English Length: 60 min.
-
- INCAS
-
- Callnumber:
INC 10 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
One Thousand andn One Years
Ago: Inca Art of Peru
- Mediatype:
video Description: Roland Films on Art. 1968.
- Language:
English Length: 13 min.
-
- CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS
CIVILIZATIONS
-
- Callnumber:
IND BRA 07 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Waiapi Body Painting and
Ornaments
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Documents the techniques
and materials used by the Waiapi to adorn the body and celebrate various
aspects of their culture. Indiana University. 1987.
- Language:
English Length: 22 min.
-
- Callnumber:
IND GUA 02 KIT C 01
- Title:
Guatemala Kit
- Mediatype:
kit
- Description:
A cultural guide examines
the Maya of Guatemala by offering ethnographic data, lesson plans and
sample artifacts from the culture. These artifacts include handcrafted
dolls, a Guatemalan textile, woven basket, copal (incense used by shaman),
and a soplador (fan used for tortilla fires).
- Language:
English Length: 6 pieces
-
- Callnumber:
IND MEX 01 KIT C 01
- Title:
Huichol Indians of Mexico
Kit
- Mediatype:
kit
- Description:
Provides students an opportunity
to examine traditional handicraft produced by the Huichol Indians of
northern Mexico's arid desert region. Kit includes a God's eye, yarn
painting, child's rattle, traditional earrings, and Shaman's feathered
arrow, as well as a cultural information brochure and photo depicting
the Huichol in their traditional attire
- Language:
English Length: 8 pieces
-
- GENERAL LITERATURE
-
- Callnumber:
LG 04 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Voices of Latin America
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Dramatizations of excerpts
from the works of five prominent Latin American writers: El Inca Garcilaso
de la Vega, Elena Poniatowska, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Jose Marti,
Jorge Luis Borges. Smithsonian World. 1987.
- Language:
English Length: 60 min.
-
- Callnumber:
LG 07 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Cuentos populares (Parts
A and B)
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
(Latin American Folktales).
Six fables relating morals through humor and art. Educational Video
Network. 1992.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 45 min.
-
- MODERN LITERATURE
-
- Callnumber:
LM ARG 03 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Espejo de Escritores: David
Vinas and Mempo Giardinelli
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Senas de exilo. A video-taped
interview with the authors. Ediciones del Norte. 1985.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 min.
-
- Callnumber:
LM ARG 11 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
El tunel
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Text by Ernesto Sabato. Dramatization
by author of the famous novel. Introduces the theme of the artist who
becomes insane because of his inability to communicate. Films for the
Humanities. 1988.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 min.
-
- Callnumber:
LM ARG 14 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Borges: Profile of a Writer
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Interviews with the author
interspersed with scenes of Buenos Aires and recreated scenes of Borges'
life and histories. RM Arts and the BBC. 1983.
- Language:
English Length: 60 min.
-
- Callnumber:
LM COL 02 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Marquez: Tales Beyond Solitude
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
In this rare interview, Nobel
Prize-winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez speaks about his role in the Latin
American cinema, and his recent foray into--of all things--melodramatic
soap opera. Marquez considers himself a ''writer of literature'' who
uses the cinema only to reach a larger audience. RM Arts/Luna Films
Limited (Profile of a Writer series). 1989. Contains some nudity. Teachers
should preview.
- Language:
English Length: 59 min.
-
- Callnumber:
LM CUB 03 CASS C 01
- Title:
Nicolas Guillen
- Mediatype:
cass
- Description:
Pacifica Radio Archive. Guillen
was the national poet of Cuba and President of the country's National
Union of Writers and Artists. His work combines the African tradition
with that of his Cuban heritage.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 39 min.
-
- Callnumber:
LM LA 14 BK C 01
- Title:
Espejo de escritores
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Interviews with several Latin
American writers: Borges, Cortazar, Fuentes, Goytisolo, Onetti, Puig,
Rama, Rulfo, Sanchez, Vargas Llosa. This book accompanies the Espejo
de escritores videos (LM/MEX/2, 3, LM/PER/1, LM/SPA/1, LM/URU/1, 2).
1985.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 222 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
LM NIC 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Nicaragua: Writing and Politics
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Many officials of the Sandinista
government were also writers. Explores the effects of their literary
interests on the way they ran the country. Bravo Video. South Banks
Show episode. N.d.
- Language:
English Length: 50 min.
-
- NINETEENTH CENTURY
LITERATURE
Callnumber:
LN CUB 01 VIDEO C 01
Title: Jose Martí: Cuba's Herald
Mediatype: video
Description: A Cuban patriot who expressed his views
in his poetry and essays, José Martí lived many years in
exile from Cuba, in Spain and Venezuela. This program traces 19th-century
Latin American history through the life of one of its best-known commentators.
Archival material, readings from his works and journals, and commentary
by scholars and historians provide an overview of Martí and the
era that he so greatly influenced by his actions and his writings.
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles Length:
28 min
- MUSIC
-
- Callnumber:
MU 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Musicians in Exile
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Filmed on location in New
York City, Paris and London, this performance documentary focuses on
artists who have fled their native lands due to political repression.
Features musicians from South Africa, Chile, and Cuba. Rhapsody Films.
1990.
- Language:
English Length: 75 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MU AND 01 BK C 01
- Title:
Huaynos of Cusco
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
Compilers: Gloria and Gabriel
Escobar. Compilation of lyrics of folksongs both in Spanish and Quechua
known as ''huaynos.'' Most of the huaynos date to the 17th and 18th
centuries and their authors are unknown. They continue to be a lively
part of the Andean musical tradition. 1981.
- Language:
English Length: 535 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
MU ARG 07 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Tango: Our Dance (Tango:
Baile nuestro)
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
(Tango: Our Dance) The sensuality
and rituals adored by the inhabitants of Buenos Aires are captured in
the complex art form of the tango. Jorge Zanada, the director, spent
years researching the unique role of the tango in the national landscape,
exploring the machismo and passion that feed the dance. Facets Video.
1991.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 71 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MU BRA 02 BK C 01
- Title:
Music of Brazil
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
By David P. Appleby, University
of Texas Press. Comprehensive history of Brazilian music with outline
of the major trends, important composers and currents of though shaping
the folk, popular, and art music that are part of Brazil's unique musical
heritage. 1983.
- Language:
English Length: 209 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
MU CA 01 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Central American Peace
Concert
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Concert held in plaza of
Managua in Nicaragua in 1983 by 150 performers. Artists include Amparo
Ochoa, Silverio Perez, Mercedes Sosa, Silvio Rodriguez and Carlos and
Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy. Icarus Films. 1983.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 50 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MU CUB 05 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Every Day Art
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This documentary captures
the rich folkloric traditions of Cuban dance and music including the
profound influence of African religion and art on these traditions.
LAVA. 1994.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 50 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MU LA 08 CASS C 01
- Title:
Festival of Early Latin American
Music
- Mediatype:
cass
- Description:
Roger Wagner conducts the
Roger Wagner chorale and the Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra. ''…an
excellent contribution to the study and teaching of Latin American colonial
music, produced by artists the quality of Roger Wagner, in association
with the eminent musicologist Robert Stevenson...'' --Revista Musical
Chilena. 1976
- Language:
Spanish Length: 45 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MU LA 12 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Not MTV: Music Videos with
a Message
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
This program presents five
music videos from Panama and Brazil. The artists featured use video
to express their cultural and political viewpoints. Themes include oppression
of military dictatorships and the pressures of conforming to societal
norms. LAVA. 1990.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 28 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MU SPA 02 CASS C 01
- Title:
Los alzados
- Mediatype:
cass
- Description:
(Music in the daily life
of Icod el Alto). This album is a compilation of various artistes from
the Canary Islands singing traditional folk songs.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 30 songs.
-
- MAYA
-
- Callnumber:
MY 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Artifacts from the Tikal
Museum
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Cabinet Collection No. 203.
Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 10 slides
-
- Callnumber:
MY 02 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Bonampak
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
(Pictures of Record) Includes
details form each of the painted murals of Bonampak. The paintings chronicle
in detail a military raid, a triumphal procession, and a sacrificial
ritual. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 42 slides
-
- Callnumber:
MY 12 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Mayan Art
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
By Robert C. MacLaurin and
Katherine B. MacLaurin. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 40 slides
-
- Callnumber:
MY 13 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Mayan Art and Chichen Itza
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
By Robert C. MacLaurin and
Katherine B. MacLaurin. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 40 slides
-
- Callnumber:
MY 15 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
The Mystery of the Maya
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Traces the rise of Maya civilization
through artifacts and visits to archaeological sites. Focuses on sites
such as Tikal and Chichen Itza and discusses the collapse of the Classic
Maya cities. Narrated by Ricardo Montalban. n.d.
- Language:
English Length: 60 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MY 17 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Tikal
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Pictures of Record. Includes
details of the North and Central acropoli, the Great Plaza, other major
structures, stelae, and above all, the artifacts of the site. Guide
included.
- Language:
English Length: 94 slides
-
- Callnumber:
MY 24 VIDEO A C 01
- Title:
Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth
of the Maya (Short Version)
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Short Version. Portrays the
creation myth of the Quiche Maya of Guatemala. These myths surrounding
the birth and death of the first fathers of the underworld, spread throughout
native American cultures. This video is animated using actual Maya artwork
found on pottery and in murals. Although it is animated, it is intended
for high school and adult audiences. University of California Extension
Center for Media and Independent Learning. 1986. Available in two versions.
Specify long or short version.
- Language:
English Length: 29 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MY 24 VIDEO B C 01
- Title:
Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth
of the Maya (Long Version)
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Long Version. Portrays the
creation myth of the Quiche Maya of Guatemala. These myths surrounding
the birth and death of the first fathers of the underworld, spread throughout
native American cultures. This video is animated using actual Maya artwork
found on pottery and in murals. Although it is animated, it is intended
for high school and adult audiences. University of California Extension
Center for Media and Independent Learning. 1986. Available in two versions.
Specify long or short version.
- Language:
English Length: 60 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MY 26 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Arte Maya
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Slides of Mayan art from
Tikal, Chichen Itza, Copan, Palenque, Uxmal, Tulum. Includes examples
of sculpture, architecture, and murals. Guide included.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 60 slides
-
- Callnumber:
MY 28 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Copan
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Slides of Mayan stela, ball
court, temples, sculptures, etc. 1980. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 85 slides
-
- Callnumber:
MY 30 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Dzibilchaltun
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Dzibilchaltun is important
for two major reasons: excavations revealed one of the longest sequences
of occupation ever recorded for a Maya site, and also gave evidence
that a large population lived at the site. Shows map, aerial views,
raised causeways, plazas, buildings, temples, rooms, vaults, sculptures,
and artifacts. Pictures of Record series. Extensive guide by Edward
Kurjack and E. Wyllys Andrews V.
- Language:
English Length: 89 slides
-
- Callnumber:
MY 33 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Mesoamerican Survey II
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Includes the architecture
and artifacts of the major pre-Maya and Maya sites of Mexico, Guatemala,
and Honduras. Pictures of Record series. Guide included.
- Language:
English Length: 110 slides
-
- Callnumber:
MY 36 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Lighting the Ancient Past:
Exploration of Maya Caves
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Uses elaborate Maya Cave
paintings to introduce and illustrate Maya history and culture to younger
students. Middle school and high school. University of Wisconsin at
Milwaukee. 1987.
- Language:
English Length: 17 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MY 41 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Ancient Civilizations: The
Mayans (NEW 2000)
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
The most advanced of the
pre-Hispanic peoples of Central America, the Mayans rose to great prominence,
only to suddenly decline around the year AD 900. In this program, cultural
historian Iain Gran, delves into Mayan history, investigating topics
such as the Mayans' mastery of mathematics, their extremely hierarchical
society, their use of human sacrifice to induce rain, and Mayan art.
Many examples of Mayan architecture are provided as well, plus a computer
re-creation of the temple at Chichen Itza. Although there are still
more than two million natives, the exact origins of their ancestors
and the fate of the ancient Mayan cities remain myseries. Films for
the Humanities and Sciences. www.films.com. 1999.
- Language:
English Length: 47 min.
-
- Callnumber:
MY 44 BK C 01
- Title:
Vuelo: Mundo Maya
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
This is a flight magazine
from Mexicana Airlines. It is filled with pictures of the Maya, their
art, their history, their geography, and their folklore. 1998.
- Language:
Spanish Length: 116 pp.
-
- Callnumber:
MY 45 BK C 01
- Title:
Maya Designs (NEW 2000)
- Mediatype:
book
- Description:
This book, written by Wilson
Turner and published by Dover Books, has traceable line drawings of
ancient Mayan art designs, heiroglyphics, and codices. Each drawing
has an explanatory caption. 1980.
- Language:
English Length: 41 pp.
-
- RELIGION
-
- Callnumber:
R NIC 01 SLIDE C 01
- Title:
Nicaragua: Liberation Theology
- Mediatype:
slide
- Description:
Includes a series of posters
based on paintings by young artists from Solantiname, depicting the
Stations of the Cross in modern Nicaraguan terms. Also includes several
other posters which draw parallels between current political struggle
and Biblical conflicts.
- Language:
English Length: 27 slides
-
- SOCIAL ISSUES AND
HUMAN RIGHTS
-
- Callnumber:
SI CHI 03 VIDEO C 01
- Title:
Canto a la vida
- Mediatype:
video
- Description:
Chilean filmmaker Lucia Salina
Briones presents a moving testimonial in this exploration of dislocation
suffered by seven woman exiles. Such people as Horesia de Allende, widow
of the assassinated President Allende, author Isabel Allende, and folk
singer Isabel Parra relate their stories; their words are underscored
by archival footage, paintings, and songs. Women Make Movies, Inc. 1990.
- Language:
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Length: 48 min.
-
- Callnumber:
SI LA 12 GAME
- Title:
Why do People Move? Migration
from Latin America
- Mediatype:
game
- Description:
This unit allows students
to examine the how and why of migration through interactive group activities.
Students utilize primary sources of poems, music, art, and testimonials
to understand political and economic facets of migration. Cassette included
with guide.
- Language:
English Length: 95 pp.
Selections
from LARC Publications
LA
TIERRA MAGICA:
Unit #5:
Imagenes del futuro:
El arte moderno de América Latina.
Written by Linda Curcio-Nagy.
Web
Resources
- Sicardi
Gallery, established in 1994 in Houston, Texas, specializes
in modern and contemporary Latin American Art--painting, sculpture,
photography and mixed media. The gallery's mission is to promote the
work of established and emerging artists from Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico,
Central and South America who are making an impact in today's art world.
Throughout the year, the gallery hosts exhibitions, special events,
tours and lectures by artists, intellectuals, curators and art critics.
-
- Diaspora
Vibe is gallery of contemporary Caribbean diaspora art searchable
by exhibit and artist.
-
- Mamfa.com
is dedicated to the promotion of Mexican and Latin American art, the
gallery showcases works by major artists of Latin America such as Botero,
Carrington, Kahlo, Lam, Matta, Orozco, Rivera, Siqueiros, Tamayo, Toledo,
y Torres-Garcia, and also represents contemporary artists such as Alfredo
Castañeda, Elena Climent, Isabel de Obaldía, Gunther Gerzso and Nahum
B. Zenil.
-
- Legacyfineartpanama.com
is an on-line art gallery of contemporary
Panamanian artists.
-
- Tulane's
Latin American Library is one of the world's foremost collections
of source materials in Latin American archaeology, anthropology, history,
linguistics, art, architecture, film, women's studies, economics and
many other subject areas.
-
- The
University of Texas on-line collection of Latin American Art.
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