Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

Less than a month after the death of Diego Rivera, the journalist and author Elena Poniatowska interviewed some of Rivera’s closest friends, colleagues, and family members, with the objective of recording their memories of the artist. Poniatowska [...]

In this interview José Luis Cuevas recalls the early days of his professional career and his successes abroad. In passing, the artist mentions having seen Mexican painting selling at very low prices on a recent visit to the United States, “a [...]

This review by Elena Poniatowska describes the contents of the Mexican Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, focusing especially on the works of art exhibited. Underscoring the topic by using bold letters, the author of the article speaks in [...]

Elena Poniatowska spent time gathering opinions on the Inter-American Biennial of Painting and Printmaking. According to Octavio Paz, the four great masters of painting were Carlos Mérida, Rufino Tamayo, Wilfredo Lam, and Roberto Matta; he felt that [...]