The 1920s through 1950s was a time of vibrant artistic connection
between Louisiana and Mexico. During this period, a series of
acclaimed Mexican art exhibitions brought the culture of modern
Mexico to Louisiana. By 1928, the New Orleans Times-Picayune had
proclaimed Mexican artist Diego Rivera ""the greatest painter on
the North American continent"" and encouraged Louisiana artists to
take counsel from modern Mexican art. Louisianan artists such as
William Spratling, Caroline Durieux, Alberta Kinsey, and Conrad A.
Albrizio began traveling to Mexico to learn from Mexican artists
such as Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, Ruffino Tamayo, and Carlos
Orozco Romero, with whom they became friends, colleagues, and
frequent collaborators. In spring of 2015, the LSU Museum of Art in
Baton Rouge, LA presented Mexico in New Orleans: A Tale of Two
Americas, the first major museum exhibition to explore this
artistic exchange. The exhibition featured more than 80 works,
drawn from the LSU Museum of Art's collection, by Diego Rivera and
Caroline Durieux, as well as paintings, drawings, prints,
sculpture, furniture, and decorative objects by artists like David
Alfaro Siqueiros, Boyd Cruise, Elizabeth Catlett, and William
Spratling borrowed from public and private collections, including
the Historic New Orleans Collection and the Latin American Library
at Tulane University. The richly illustrated bilingual exhibition
catalog tells the story of a decades-long dialogue between Mexican
and Louisianan artists that has generated artistic affinities that
persist into the present.
General
Imprint: |
Louisiana State University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2016 |
Authors: |
Katie A. Pfohl
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Dimensions: |
229 x 279 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
84 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8071-6334-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8071-6334-1 |
Barcode: |
9780807163344 |
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