Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this May 30, 1927 issue of Revista de avance, the “Guidelines” section includes four brief articles. In the first, the editors come out in favor of “art theater” that could be developed by taking inspiration from and [...]

An exhibition and sale of works by Uruguayan artists was held in January and February 1938 at the Ateneo de Montevideo as a fundraiser to help the children of Republican Spain, which at the time was battling fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War. A [...]

David Alfaro Siqueiros writes a letter to Teresa León from a military command post in Spain during the Civil War, telling her of his combat experiences at the front and comparing procedures there with artistic work. He sees that in both there are [...]

Reflections about the generation that has lived through the Spanish Civil War as opposed to the “Generacíón del 98,” also from Spain, the latter faced with the reality of a dark present that dreams of past glories. Instead, the generation “ [...]