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Rewriting Art History in the Americas
Fields
Visual arts
1436
Artistic Movements
Conceptual art
85
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Institutional critique
11
Abstract expressionism
44
Member of a collective
112
Neo-expressionism
6
Realism
37
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
372
Allegory
130
Animals
179
Architecture
137
Autobiography
135
Self-portrait
196
Political issues
393
Social classes
104
Women's status
331
Human body
466
Cosmos
55
Colour
232
Dance
80
Discriminations
161
Documentary
135
Writing
178
Childhood
118
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
316
Party & nightlife
37
War & conflicts
156
History
291
Art history & museum
76
Identity
225
Intimacy
117
Language
90
Light
88
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
120
Media
64
Memory
216
Human migration
103
Modernity
34
Death
73
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
102
Nation
56
Nature
279
Still life
160
Food
21
Nude
166
Landscape
318
Urban landscape
166
Spatial perception
30
Portrait
452
Postcolonialism
110
Racism
75
Religion & spirituality
205
Domestic scene
117
Entertainment
58
Time
30
Traditions
244
Work
84
Domestic work
84
Vegetal
179
Everyday life
302
Aging
33
Violence
147
Travel
80
Mediums
Objects
224
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
86
Medal
6
Graphic arts
831
Watercolour
193
Collage
211
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
545
Engraving & etching
234
Illustration
106
Pastel & wax
111
Screen printing
76
Performing arts
34
Costume
38
Dance
7
Set design
60
Dolls & puppets
11
Theater
2
Audiovisual
360
Film
132
Digital
58
Video
251
Concepts
27
Curating
11
Critical writing
11
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
10
Space & installation
520
Accumulation
98
Assemblage
246
Environment
144
[Modes]
135
Painting
860
Acrylic
169
Gouache
100
Oil
501
Performance
242
Photography
434
Analogue photography
250
Digital photography
101
Photojournalism
38
Historical techniques
30
Sculpture
464
Wood
119
Bronze
99
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
140
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
48
Plastic
48
Plaster
84
Clay
99
Glass
25
Textile
212
Embroidery
75
Sewing
39
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
66
Countries
Africa
102
Nigeria
18
Central America and the Caribbean
42
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
Guatemala
4
Haiti
6
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
North America
384
Canada
26
United States
336
Mexico
32
South America
108
Brazil
30
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Asia
210
Europe
809
France
388
Italy
60
Middle East
110
Oceania
49
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
8
18th century
25
19th century
103
1860s
28
1870s
42
1880s
45
1890s
73
20th century
1297
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
232
1930s
293
1940s
317
1950s
396
1960s
535
1970s
637
1980s
742
1990s
890
21st century
845
2000s
844
2010s
750
2020s
551
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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Biographies published in the framework of the programme
Rewriting Art History in the Americas
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1970 | Mexico
Natividad Amador
1918 — 1991 | Brazil
Judith Bacci
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1971 | France
Julie Bessard
1962 | Brazil
Kássia Borges Mytara
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1959 | Cuba
María Magdalena Campos-Pons
1962 | Peru
Lastenia Canayo García (Pecón Quena)
1919 — 2003 | Perú
Julia Chambi López
1910 — 2004 | Martinique, France
Paule Charpentier
1968 | Haiti
Myrlande Constant
1958 — 2005 | Guatemala
Rosa Elena Curruchich
1870 — 1919 | United States
Angel De Cora
1933 — Haiti | 1988 — Canada
Rose-Marie Desruisseau
1914 — 2002 | Peru
Apolonia Dorregaray Veli
1946 | Mexico
Guadalupe García-Vásquez
1926 — Jamaica | 2018 — United States
Dorothy Henriques-Wells
1945 | United States
Candace Hill-Montgomery
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