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The Americas to 1900

Latin America c. 1800–1900

After independence, artists constructed a new and distinct Latin American iconography.

c. 1800–1900 C.E.

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All content | Latin America c. 1800–1900

Richard Evans, Portraits of the Caribbean’s first Black king and prince

Richard Evans, Portraits of the Caribbean’s first Black king and prince

Francisco Oller y Cestero, <em>The Wake</em>

Francisco Oller y Cestero, The Wake

Retablo of La Mano Poderosa/The All Powerful Hand

Retablo of La Mano Poderosa/The All Powerful Hand

Art and Nationalism in 19th-century Latin America

Art and Nationalism in 19th-century Latin America

Marc Ferrez, <em>Slaves at a Coffee Yard in a Farm, Vale do Paraiba, Sao Paulo</em>

Marc Ferrez, Slaves at a Coffee Yard in a Farm, Vale do Paraiba, Sao Paulo

The challenge of the nude in 19th-century Latin American painting

The challenge of the nude in 19th-century Latin American painting

Manuel Vilar, <em>Tlahuicole</em>

Manuel Vilar, Tlahuicole

José María Velasco, <em>The Candelabrum</em>

José María Velasco, The Candelabrum

Latin American artistic pilgrimages to Paris

Latin American artistic pilgrimages to Paris

Félix Parra, <em>Fray Bartolomé de las Casas</em>

Félix Parra, Fray Bartolomé de las Casas

Landscape Painting in Nineteenth-Century Latin America

Landscape Painting in Nineteenth-Century Latin America

Coming of Age in Gutiérrez’s <em>Costumbrista</em> painting, <em>La despedida del joven indio (The Young Indian’s Farewell)</em>

Coming of Age in Gutiérrez’s Costumbrista painting, La despedida del joven indio (The Young Indian’s Farewell)

Selected Contributors

Dr. Tamara Díaz Calcaño

Dr. Verónica Uribe Hanabergh

Dr. Beth Harris

Dr. Maya Jiménez

Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank

Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi

Dr. Emmanuel Ortega

Dr. Juanita Solano Roa

Dr. Steven Zucker