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LanguageEnglish

TopicArt, Antiques & Collectibles, Caribbean & Latin American, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)

AuthorEdward J. Sullivan

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LCCN2017-045209

TitleLeadingThe

Book TitleAmericas Revealed : Collecting Colonial and Modern Latin American Art in the United States

Series Volume Number4

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisExplores the formation of public and private collections of Spanish Colonial and modern Latin American art throughout the United States, and the impact of the ever-changing political landscape of Latin American countries., In The Americas Revealed , distinguished art historian and curator Edward J. Sullivan brings together a vibrant group of essays that explore the formation, in the United States, of public and private collections of art from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Americas. The contributors to this volume trace the major milestones and emerging approaches to collecting and presenting Spanish Colonial and modern Latin American art by museums, galleries, private collections, and corporations from the late nineteenth to the twenty-first century. In chronicling the roles played by determined collectors from New York to San Francisco, the essays examine a range of subjects from MoMA's mid-twentieth-century acquisition strategies to the growing taste on the West Coast for the work of Diego Rivera. They consider the impact of various political shifts on art collecting, from reactions against the "American exceptionalism" of the Monroe Doctrine to the aesthetic biases of government-sponsored art academies in Mexico, Rio de Janeiro, and Havana. The final three chapters focus on living collectors such as Roberta and Richard Huber, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, and Estrellita B. Brodsky. A thorough and definitive account of the changing course of private and public collections and their important connection to underlying political and cultural relations between the United States and Latin American countries, this volume gives a rare glimpse into the practice of collecting from the collectors' own point of view. In addition to the editor, contributors to this volume are Miriam Margarita Basilio, Estrellita B. Brodsky, Vanessa K. Davidson, Anna Indych-López, Ronda Kasl, Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, Berit Potter, Mari Carmen Ramírez, Joseph Rishel, Delia Solomons, and Suzanne Stratton-Pruitt., In The Americas Revealed , distinguished art historian and curator Edward J. Sullivan brings together a vibrant group of essays that explore the formation, in the United States, of public and private collections of art from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Americas. The contributors to this volume trace the major milestones and emerging approaches to collecting and presenting Spanish Colonial and modern Latin American art by museums, galleries, private collections, and corporations from the late nineteenth to the twenty-first century. In chronicling the roles played by determined collectors from New York to San Francisco, the essays examine a range of subjects from MoMA's mid-twentieth-century acquisition strategies to the growing taste on the West Coast for the work of Diego Rivera. They consider the impact of various political shifts on art collecting, from reactions against the "American exceptionalism" of the Monroe Doctrine to the aesthetic biases of government-sponsored art academies in Mexico, Rio de Janeiro, and Havana. The final three chapters focus on living collectors such as Roberta and Richard Huber, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, and Estrellita B. Brodsky. A thorough and definitive account of the changing course of private and public collections and their important connection to underlying political and cultural relations between the United States and Latin American countries, this volume gives a rare glimpse into the practice of collecting from the collectors' own point of view. In addition to the editor, contributors to this volume are Miriam Margarita Basilio, Estrellita B. Brodsky, Vanessa K. Davidson, Anna Indych-L pez, Ronda Kasl, Gabriel P rez-Barreiro, Berit Potter, Mari Carmen Ram rez, Joseph Rishel, Delia Solomons, and Suzanne Stratton-Pruitt.

Publication Year2018

SeriesThe Frick Collection Studies in the History of Art Collecting in America Ser.

Reviews"In addition to its focus on the fascinating history of the collecting of Latin American art in the United States, this volume provides an illuminating study of its reception in American museums and private collections. Critical and insightful essays by art historians, curators, and collectors highlight key episodes in this engaging subject and provide essential background for today's rapidly growing interest in the art of the region." --Jay A. Levenson,director, International Program at The Museum of Modern Art, "Latin American art cannot be understood only from archives and national collections in Latin American countries; the institutional and private collections developed in the United States are fundamental. This book proves that with extraordinary excellence." --Andrea Giunta,author of Avant-Garde, Internationalism, and Politics: Argentine Art in the Sixties, "Edward Sullivan presents this topic with the updated perspective and intellectual enthusiasm that it needs to succeed in the newly configured relations between the United States and the rest of the Americas. How and why such collecting began in earnest and the cultural and political forces that sustained it are the topics of these deftly argued essays. The large and unwieldy concept of 'the Americas' is truly and convincingly 'revealed' through this sophisticated anthology. Original and engrossing." --Leonard Folgarait, author of Seeing Mexico Photographed: The Work of Horne, Casasola, Modotti and lvarez Bravo, "Together, [these] essays are persuasive in arguing that acquiring Latin American art in North America is a complex cultural endeavor profoundly shaped by ever-changing, fluctuating government agendas and political ideologies. Highly recommended." --L. Estevez, Choice, " The Americas Revealed provides a rich overview of the history of collecting Latin American art from the viceregal period to the present in the United States. The eleven chapters provide thought-provoking studies on a number of key institutions and individuals and their motives for collecting this material--personal, political, and economic. What emerges is a complex picture of an equally complex region. Despite numerous political contingencies and shifts in taste, as this volume eloquently shows, collecting and interpreting the art of Latin America has a long history in the United State that continues to reverberate today." --Ilona Katzew, Curator and Department Head of Latin American Art, LACMA, "Together, [these] essays are persuasive in arguing that acquiring Latin American art in North America is a complex cultural endeavor profoundly shaped by ever-changing, fluctuating government agendas and political ideologies. Highly recommended." -L. Estevez, Choice, "The Americas Revealed provides a rich overview of the history of collecting Latin American art from the viceregal period to the present in the United States. The eleven chapters provide thought-provoking studies on a number of key institutions and individuals and their motives for collecting this material-personal, political, and economic. What emerges is a complex picture of an equally complex region. Despite numerous political contingencies and shifts in taste, as this volume eloquently shows, collecting and interpreting the art of Latin America has a long history in the United State that continues to reverberate today." -Ilona Katzew, Curator and Department Head of Latin American Art, LACMA, "Edward Sullivan presents this topic with the updated perspective and intellectual enthusiasm that it needs to succeed in the newly configured relations between the United States and the rest of the Americas. How and why such collecting began in earnest and the cultural and political forces that sustained it are the topics of these deftly argued essays. The large and unwieldy concept of 'the Americas' is truly and convincingly 'revealed' through this sophisticated anthology. Original and engrossing." --Leonard Folgarait, author of Seeing Mexico Photographed: The Work of Horne, Casasola, Modotti and Álvarez Bravo, "Together, [these] essays are persuasive in arguing that acquiring Latin American art in North America is a complex cultural endeavor profoundly shaped by ever-changing, fluctuating government agendas and political ideologies. Highly recommended." --L. Estevez Choice, "Latin American art cannot be understood only from archives and national collections in Latin American countries; the institutional and private collections developed in the United States are fundamental. This book proves that with extraordinary excellence." -Andrea Giunta, author of Avant-Garde, Internationalism, and Politics: Argentine Art in the Sixties, "An impressive group of essays that for the first time frames a wider history of collecting Latin American art in the United States. It is an immensely useful scholarly volume." --Oscar E. Vázquez, CAA.Reviews, "A wonderful starting point for the history and trends in Latin American art collecting in the United States." -Laura Graveline, ARLIS/NA Reviews, "A wonderful starting point for the history and trends in Latin American art collecting in the United States." --Laura Graveline, ARLIS/NA Reviews, "Edward Sullivan presents this topic with the updated perspective and intellectual enthusiasm that it needs to succeed in the newly configured relations between the United States and the rest of the Americas. How and why such collecting began in earnest and the cultural and political forces that sustained it are the topics of these deftly argued essays. The large and unwieldy concept of 'the Americas' is truly and convincingly 'revealed' through this sophisticated anthology. Original and engrossing." --Leonard Folgarait,author of Seeing Mexico Photographed: The Work of Horne, Casasola, Modotti and Álvarez Bravo, "Edward Sullivan presents this topic with the updated perspective and intellectual enthusiasm that it needs to succeed in the newly configured relations between the United States and the rest of the Americas. How and why such collecting began in earnest and the cultural and political forces that sustained it are the topics of these deftly argued essays. The large and unwieldy concept of 'the Americas' is truly and convincingly 'revealed' through this sophisticated anthology. Original and engrossing." -Leonard Folgarait, author of Seeing Mexico Photographed: The Work of Horne, Casasola, Modotti and Álvarez Bravo, "Edward Sullivan has long been at the forefront in championing Latin American art and its history in the United States. He is, therefore, the perfect person to edit a book on collecting Latin American art in this country. This is an entirely new, exciting, and useful contribution to a field that will no doubt welcome it with open arms." --Lynn Zelevansky,Henry J. Heinz II Director, Carnegie Museum of Art, " The Americas Revealed provides a rich overview of the history of collecting Latin American art from the viceregal period to the present in the United States. The eleven chapters provide thought-provoking studies on a number of key institutions and individuals and their motives for collecting this material-personal, political, and economic. What emerges is a complex picture of an equally complex region. Despite numerous political contingencies and shifts in taste, as this volume eloquently shows, collecting and interpreting the art of Latin America has a long history in the United State that continues to reverberate today." -Ilona Katzew, Curator and Department Head of Latin American Art, LACMA, "Edward Sullivan has long been at the forefront in championing Latin American art and its history in the United States. He is, therefore, the perfect person to edit a book on collecting Latin American art in this country. This is an entirely new, exciting, and useful contribution to a field that will no doubt welcome it with open arms." --Lynn Zelevansky, Henry J. Heinz II Director, Carnegie Museum of Art, "The Americas Revealed provides a rich overview of the history of collecting Latin American art from the viceregal period to the present in the United States. The eleven chapters provide thought-provoking studies on a number of key institutions and individuals and their motives for collecting this material--personal, political, and economic. What emerges is a complex picture of an equally complex region. Despite numerous political contingencies and shifts in taste, as this volume eloquently shows, collecting and interpreting the art of Latin America has a long history in the United State that continues to reverberate today." --Ilona Katzew, Curator and Department Head of Latin American Art, LACMA, "An impressive group of essays that for the first time frames a wider history of collecting Latin American art in the United States. It is an immensely useful scholarly volume." -Oscar E. Vázquez, CAA.Reviews, "Edward Sullivan has long been at the forefront in championing Latin American art and its history in the United States. He is, therefore, the perfect person to edit a book on collecting Latin American art in this country. This is an entirely new, exciting, and useful contribution to a field that will no doubt welcome it with open arms." -Lynn Zelevansky, Henry J. Heinz II Director, Carnegie Museum of Art, "Profusely and beautifully illustrated, and the bibliography serves as an updated reference, helping the reader to engage deeply with the topics addressed. It is undeniable that this book will become a great contribution for the classroom and an obligatory scholarly reference." --Dafne Cruz Porchini Panorama, "In addition to its focus on the fascinating history of the collecting of Latin American art in the United States, this volume provides an illuminating study of its reception in American museums and private collections. Critical and insightful essays by art historians, curators, and collectors highlight key episodes in this engaging subject and provide essential background for today's rapidly growing interest in the art of the region." -Jay A. Levenson, director, International Program at The Museum of Modern Art, "Latin American art cannot be understood only from archives and national collections in Latin American countries; the institutional and private collections developed in the United States are fundamental. This book proves that with extraordinary excellence." --Andrea Giunta, author of Avant-Garde, Internationalism, and Politics: Argentine Art in the Sixties, "A wonderful starting point for the history and trends in Latin American art collecting in the United States." --Laura Graveline ARLIS/NA Reviews, " The Americas Revealed provides a rich overview of the history of collecting Latin American art from the viceregal period to the present in the United States. The eleven chapters provide thought-provoking studies on a number of key institutions and individuals and their motives for collecting this material--personal, political, and economic. What emerges is a complex picture of an equally complex region. Despite numerous political contingencies and shifts in taste, as this volume eloquently shows, collecting and interpreting the art of Latin America has a long history in the United State that continues to reverberate today." --Ilona Katzew,Curator and Department Head of Latin American Art, LACMA, "An impressive group of essays that for the first time frames a wider history of collecting Latin American art in the United States. It is an immensely useful scholarly volume." --Oscar E. Vázquez CAA.Reviews, "Profusely and beautifully illustrated, and the bibliography serves as an updated reference, helping the reader to engage deeply with the topics addressed. It is undeniable that this book will become a great contribution for the classroom and an obligatory scholarly reference." --Dafne Cruz Porchini, Panorama, "Profusely and beautifully illustrated, and the bibliography serves as an updated reference, helping the reader to engage deeply with the topics addressed. It is undeniable that this book will become a great contribution for the classroom and an obligatory scholarly reference." -Dafne Cruz Porchini, Panorama, "In addition to its focus on the fascinating history of the collecting of Latin American art in the United States, this volume provides an illuminating study of its reception in American museums and private collections. Critical and insightful essays by art historians, curators, and collectors highlight key episodes in this engaging subject and provide essential background for today's rapidly growing interest in the art of the region." --Jay A. Levenson, director, International Program at The Museum of Modern Art

FormatHardcover

Table Of ContentContents List of Illustrations Foreword (Inge Reist) Introduction: Acquisitive Passions: Observations on Collecting the Art of the Americas in the United States (Edward J. Sullivan) 1. Evolving Taxonomies at The Museum of Modern Art in the 1930s and '40s and the Definitions of the "Latin American Collection" (Miriam Margarita Basilio) 2. Hot Styles and Cold War: Collecting Practices at MoMA and Other Museums in the Sixties (Delia Solomons) 3. The Philadelphia Story (Joseph Rishel) 4. Cargadores : Collecting Rivera, Mexican Modernism, and Bearing the Burdens of Historiography (Anna Indych-López) 5. An American Museum: Representing the Arts of Mexico at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Ronda Kasl) 6. Building a Model of Diversity: Grace McCann Morley and Collecting Modern Latin American Art in San Francisco (Berit Potter) 7. Inverted Strategies: An Exhibition as Matrix for a Permanent Collection (Mari Carmen Ramírez) 8. Beyond Mexico: The Evolution of the Phoenix Art Museum's Latin American Collection (Vanessa K. Davidson) 9. Roberta and Richard Huber's Adventures in Collecting (Suzanne Stratton-Pruitt) 10. Expanding Paradigms: The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and the Changing Landscape of Latin American Art (Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro) 11. Collecting Latin American Art in the United States from New Spain to Today: A Life's Story (Estrellita B. Brodsky) Notes References List of Contributors Index

LC Classification NumberN6502.A494 2018

Number of Pages224 pages