Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

The prologue to Forjando patria: pro nacionalismo, published in 1916 by leading Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist Manuel Gamio, compares the forging of metal out of an amalgam of bronze and steel to the ideal societal intermixing of Mexicans [...]

In this essay, Mexican anthropologist Manuel Gamio argues that a department of fine arts is urgently needed in Mexico in order to stimulate creativity. He laments that anarchy and aesthetic intolerance in Mexico have caused divisions that are [...]

In this article, Mexican anthropologist Manuel Gamio argues that despite the abundant natural resources and the skill of its workers, Mexico’s industry fails to expand due to the preferential treatment given to foreign products over nationally [...]

In “La obra de arte en México,” the anthropologist Manuel Gamio attempts to classify Mexico’s cultural production in light of its varying cultural roots and historical adaptations. He offers the following categories for classifying artwork in [...]

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In “¿Hay problema indígena en México?” Mexican writer and anthropologist Manuel Gamio examines the “indigenous problem,” or the question of how to integrate indigenous Mexicans into Mexican society. Gamio argues that the government of the [...]

In “Las pretendidas razas inferiores de México,” published in El Universal in 1921, Mexican anthropologist Manuel Gamio responds to a previous article published in the same periodical by Francisco Bulnes, a Mexican intellectual and the Secretary [...]