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Rewriting Art History in the Americas
Fields
Visual arts
1365
Artistic Movements
Conceptual art
81
Art Deco
3
Naïve art
12
Abstract expressionism
43
Neo-expressionism
6
Realism
36
Symbolism
13
[Artist collectives]
119
Subjects
Abstraction
360
Allegory
114
Animals
167
Architecture
127
Autobiography
130
Self-portrait
183
Political issues
372
Social classes
90
Women's status
314
Human body
437
Cosmos
49
Colour
221
Dance
80
Discriminations
157
Documentary
127
Writing
171
Childhood
114
Fantasy & dreams
86
Feminism
307
Party & nightlife
37
War & conflicts
150
History
278
Art history & museum
67
Identity
212
Intimacy
107
Language
90
Light
84
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
116
Media
64
Memory
208
Human migration
100
Modernity
34
Death
72
Music
65
Myths, tales & legends
97
Nation
55
Nature
253
Still life
153
Food
20
Nude
159
Landscape
300
Urban landscape
153
Spatial perception
28
Portrait
422
Postcolonialism
107
Racism
74
Religion & spirituality
193
Domestic scene
110
Entertainment
57
Time
29
Traditions
234
Work
82
Domestic work
81
Vegetal
164
Everyday life
284
Old age
31
Violence
145
Travel
78
Mediums
Applied arts
214
Jewellery & silverware
21
Ceramic
79
Costumes
37
Decor
61
Medal
8
Graphic arts
800
Watercolour
187
Collage
207
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
527
Engraving & etching
229
Illustration
102
Pastel & wax
108
Screen printing
74
Audiovisual
351
Film
127
Digital
56
Video
243
Installation
494
Accumulation
92
Assemblage
232
Environment
139
[Modes]
128
Painting
810
Acrylic
163
Gouache
98
Oil
463
Performance
236
Photography
421
Analogue photography
240
Digital photography
97
Photojournalism
37
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
446
Wood
113
Bronze
95
Wax
18
Marble
29
Metal
133
Paper & cardboard
26
Stone
46
Plastic
47
Plaster
81
Clay
97
Glass
27
Textile
215
Embroidery
75
Sewing
46
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
64
Countries
Africa
94
Nigeria
17
Central America and the Caribbean
42
France (Antilles)
7
Cuba
11
Guatemala
4
Haiti
6
Jamaica
5
Nicaragua
1
North America
374
Canada
25
United States
327
Mexico
31
South America
104
Brazil
29
Guyana
2
France (French Guiana)
2
Peru
7
Uruguay
5
Asia
191
Europe
763
France
376
Italy
53
Middle East
106
Oceania
47
Periods of
activity
XVIe siècle
3
17th century
6
18th century
20
19th century
86
1860s
24
1870s
35
1880s
36
1890s
63
20th century
1242
1900s
93
1910s
147
1920s
220
1930s
281
1940s
306
1950s
382
1960s
511
1970s
611
1980s
714
1990s
853
21st century
808
2000s
808
2010s
721
2020s
526
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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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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