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- Title
EXHIBITING IDENTITY: LATIN AMERICA BETWEEN THE IMAGINARY AND THE REAL.
- Authors
Serviddio, Fabiana
- Abstract
The article discusses the exhibition of Latin American art in the United States during the twentieth century, particularly commenting on the relationship between art, place, and identity. It examines the use of Latin American art for political, economic, and diplomatic purposes by the political organizations the Organization of American States (OAS), the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Inter American Affairs (OCIAA), and the Center for Inter-American Relations (CIAR). The author also explores exhibitions at New York City's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the influence of New York State's influential Rockefeller family in bringing artwork to the U.S. Artists discussed include Mexican muralists José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LATIN America; ART exhibitions; LATIN American art; 20TH century Latin American art; PLACE (Philosophy) in art; IDENTITY (Psychology) in art; ART &; politics; ORGANIZATION of American States; RIVERA, Diego, 1886-1957; OROZCO, Jose Clemente, 1883-1949; ROCKEFELLER family; LATIN America-United States relations
- Publication
Journal of Social History, 2010, Vol 44, Issue 2, p481
- ISSN
0022-4529
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/jsh.2010.0059