Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This document is the response from a group of intellectuals who wrote a letter in support of a call by the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral—the pseudonym of the educator and diplomat Lucila Godoy Alcayaga—for a Continental Conference on Culture in [...]

Menotti del Picchia describes the young sculptor Victor Brecheret as quiet, reserved, modest, and innocent even though his talent is prodigious, original, and imaginative. He considers Brecheret’s technique modern and his art exceptionally honest. [...]

The nationalist manifesto produced by the Verde-Amarelismo movement (named for Brazil’s national colors) is based on a goal of collective behavior inspired by the indigenous symbolism of the “anta” (the tapir), a creature that “makes its way [...]

In this paean to modern urban life, written by the well-known modernist poet Menotti del Picchia, the highways, the media, and the industrial sector all work together in perfect harmony to consolidate “new values.” He bemoans “our obsolete [...]