U.S. Photographers and Mexico, 1914-1947

The exhibition entitled 'South of the Border: Mexico in the American Imagination, 1914-1947' held at the Yale University Art Gallery in Nov. 1993 revolved around the depiction of Mexican by US artists and photographers. Mexico's culture including aspects of its revolution, mysticism a...

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Published in:The Historian (Kingston) 1994-12, Vol.56 (2), p.317-324
Main Author: Kirking, Clayton C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art exhibitions
Art exhibits
Art museums
Art photography
Culture
Exhibitions
Museum exhibits
Painters
Painters (Artists)
Photographers
Photography
Portraits
Stereotypes
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Summary:The exhibition entitled 'South of the Border: Mexico in the American Imagination, 1914-1947' held at the Yale University Art Gallery in Nov. 1993 revolved around the depiction of Mexican by US artists and photographers. Mexico's culture including aspects of its revolution, mysticism and social policy is the subject of the artists' works. The works are those of Marsden Hartley, Milton Avery and Henrietta Shore, to mention a few.
ISSN:0018-2370
1540-6563
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6563.1994.tb01311.x