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Latin American and Latinx art resources

I've spent much of my career as an art historian trying to find ways to amplify the incredible art and histories in different parts of Latin America, from the prehistoric period to today. While I have other areas of expertise, I continue to find ways to create content to help more people engage with the arts of the Americas, especially Latin American and Latinx art. 

Here, you can find some resources to dive into Latin American and Latinx art in more detail!

Latin American art videos
(made with ARTSQ)

What Did BATS Symbolize for the Ancient Maya? | And Who Is Camazotz?
What is a MACANA (macuahuitl)? | Weapon of Mesoamerican Warriors
What is TRIBUTE? | The Aztec Empire's Tribute in the Codex Mendoza
What is BLOODLETTING? | Ancient Maya Women and Lady K'abal Xook from Yaxchilán
Who is LADY IK' SKULL of Yaxchilán? | An Ancient Maya Queen
What is an Aztec CHIMALLI? | Feathered shields and the Codex Mendoza
What is AZTLAN? | The Aztec Homeland and the Codex Boturini
Who is the RED QUEEN of Palenque? | Ancient Maya Queen Lady Ix Tz'akbu Ajaw
What is an Andean KERO vessel (quero)?
Moche Portrait Vessels from the Ancient Andes
What is an Inka URPU? | An imperial vessel from the Ancient Andes
A Dazzling Mosaic Mirror from the Wari Empire in the Ancient Andes
What is a DOUBLE SPOUT and BRIDGE vessel? | Nazca ceramics of the Ancient Andes
What are the LINEAR and BLOCK COLOR styles in ancient Paracas textiles?
Who is the STAFF GOD in the ancient Andes? | A Chavín culture plaque
What is a GEOGLYPH? | The Ancient Nazca Lines of Peru
What is LANDSCAPE PAINTING? | José María Velasco's Valley of Mexico
What is FORESHORTENING in art? | David Alfaro Siqueiros's Self-Portrait
What is a CONQUISTADOR? | A Portrait of Hernán Cortés
What is a BIOMBO (folding screen)? | A Garden Party from Colonial Mexico
What is a CROWNED NUN portrait? | The famous monjas coronadas in Spanish colonial art
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the most famous woman in colonial Mexico | Miguel Cabrera's portrait
José Guadalupe Posada's skeletons and skulls for Day of the Dead
Uncovering Frida Kahlo's Blue House (La Casa Azul) in Mexico City

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