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Rewriting Art History in the Americas
Fields
Visual arts
1484
Artistic Movements
Conceptual art
93
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Institutional critique
11
Abstract expressionism
45
Member of a collective
112
Neo-expressionism
6
Realism
37
Symbolism
13
Subjects
Abstraction
381
Allegory
142
Animals
194
Architecture
142
Autobiography
139
Self-portrait
203
Political issues
413
Social classes
119
Women's status
347
Human body
489
Cosmos
61
Colour
233
Dance
85
Discriminations
166
Documentary
143
Writing
186
Childhood
123
Fantasy & dreams
92
Feminism
334
Party & nightlife
37
War & conflicts
160
History
302
Art history & museum
81
Identity
232
Intimacy
121
Language
93
Light
90
Disease
45
Mannequins & dolls
46
Maternity
126
Media
65
Memory
224
Human migration
106
Modernity
34
Death
78
Music
66
Myths, tales & legends
106
Nation
56
Nature
296
Still life
168
Food
25
Nude
173
Landscape
330
Urban landscape
176
Spatial perception
36
Portrait
461
Postcolonialism
113
Racism
76
Religion & spirituality
206
Domestic scene
118
Entertainment
58
Time
31
Traditions
254
Work
86
Domestic work
90
Vegetal
189
Everyday life
314
Aging
35
Violence
153
Travel
82
Mediums
Objects
232
Jewellery
15
Ceramic
91
Medal
6
Graphic arts
859
Watercolour
199
Collage
214
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
566
Engraving & etching
240
Illustration
111
Pastel & wax
112
Screen printing
79
Performing arts
39
Costume
40
Dance
10
Set design
61
Dolls & puppets
12
Theater
2
Audiovisual
376
Film
136
Digital
62
Video
263
Concepts
40
Curating
11
Critical writing
17
Conceptual practices (instructions…)
19
Space & installation
551
Accumulation
107
Assemblage
260
Environment
152
[Modes]
144
Painting
884
Acrylic
177
Gouache
100
Oil
518
Performance
253
Photography
440
Analogue photography
252
Digital photography
104
Photojournalism
38
Historical techniques
31
Sculpture
479
Wood
122
Bronze
103
Wax
18
Marble
30
Metal
144
Paper & cardboard
27
Stone
49
Plastic
48
Plaster
85
Clay
101
Glass
27
Textile
221
Embroidery
80
Sewing
41
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
69
Countries
Africa
103
Nigeria
18
Central America and the Caribbean
43
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
Guatemala
4
Haiti
7
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
North America
398
Canada
27
United States
346
Mexico
35
South America
116
Brazil
31
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
3
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Asia
225
Europe
835
France
399
Italy
66
Middle East
112
Oceania
50
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
4
17th century
12
18th century
26
19th century
104
1860s
29
1870s
43
1880s
46
1890s
74
20th century
1342
1900s
102
1910s
160
1920s
234
1930s
299
1940s
324
1950s
409
1960s
554
1970s
664
1980s
775
1990s
928
21st century
881
2000s
880
2010s
782
2020s
580
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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