Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

This is a brief interview with designer José Bracamonte Vera whom in 1975 had won the National Cultural Award of Peru in the social communication category. He claimed he was an artist who designed posters because “graphic art, especially regarding [...]

This is the founding statute, filed in Lima, Peru, of SUTAP (Sindicato Único de Trabajadores en las Artes Plásticas) [Sole Visual Arts Workers Union], an organization devoted to the recognition of the social function of art. The document states [...]

This introductory essay for the retrospective exhibition 25 años de obra gráfica: Bracamonte was written by the critic Alfonso Castrillón. The event—held at the Galería de Arte de Petróleos del Perú in May 1975—showcased the career of Jos [...]

This is a newspaper review of the conversation organized by the INC (Instituto Nacional de Cultura) on February 19, 1976, between the Dutch painter Karel Appel and the following Peruvian writers and artists: Francisco Bendezú, José Bracamonte, Gast [...]