Erika Nelson

About Erika Nelson

Erika Nelson has an MA in Art History from Brooklyn College, and is a doctoral student in Art History at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Her area of specialization is modern and contemporary Latin American Art, with a particular interest in 19th-century Mexican popular prints. Erika currently teaches at Montclair State University in New Jersey.

Created as a teaching tool, this twelve-volume encyclopedia was made by a Franciscan friar and Nahua collaborators.

Bernardino de Sahagún and Indigenous collaborators, Florentine ...

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inspired by Malian and Western traditions

Malick Sidibé, Back View (2003)

Sidibé was the first African and the first photographer awarded the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2007.

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inspired by Malian and Western traditions

Malick Sidibé, Back View (2003)