Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In this article, Mario Briceño Iragorry, a historian and journalist from Caracas, reflects on the traditional value placed on religious bells, over foreign novelties, such as abstract painting. He juxtaposes his “primitive and simple tastes” for [...]

Starting with this issue, working alongside Guilherme de Almeida, Homero Prates assumed the role of literary editor of the journal Panoplia. In his text, Prates points out the nationalist feelings circulating at the time in Brazil. This outlook set a [...]

Pedro Figari was of the opinion that the revival of “our [Latin American] tradition” was not only an ethical cause, but was also “useful” since “through this revival there are enormous resources for our art.” Figari states that this task [...]