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Art History Virtual Exhibition

Ancient Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: by Akira Alves

February, 2023 by Alyssa L. Cartier

This exhibit focuses on ancient Mesoamerican ceramic figurines from the Olmec, Colima, and Nayarit cultures. These figurines are typical of those made during the  Mesoamerican Formative period, which lasted from 1500 BCE until 250 CE, when small, solid ceramic figurines were hand-modeled rather than made using molds. The Nayarit and Colima cultures are part of the larger … [Read more...] about Ancient Mesoamerican Ceramic Figurines: by Akira Alves

Filed Under: 2021 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: ceramics, colima culture, figurine, formative period, mesoamerica, nayarit culture, olmec, olmec culture, west mexican mestizo culture

Native Ceramic Vessels from Around the Americas: Researched by Whitney Mosley and Sarah Teel

January, 2021 by Sarah Teel

Among the indigenous artists of the Americas, ceramists have developed signature pottery forms that are based on traditional cooking and storage vessels.  These artists often also developed elaborate, decorative forms of pottery to serve for important civic or ritual occasions, as well as to cater to and satisfy high-status patrons.  Some forms, motifs, and designs on these … [Read more...] about Native Ceramic Vessels from Around the Americas: Researched by Whitney Mosley and Sarah Teel

Filed Under: 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: 19th century art, 20th century art, casas grandes, casas grandes style vessels, ceramics, conté polychrome-style, geometric designs, isleta pueblo culture, lakota culture, mata ortiz, mestizo cultures, native ceramic vessels, paha sapa design, pueblo cultures, ramona, tinamou motifs, uru-chipaya culture, wedding vase

Mexican Masks, Past and Present: Researched by Emily McClain and Joshua Burd

January, 2021 by Sarah Teel

Masks have a long history in Mesoamerica, and they have been used in theatrical productions, dances, and rituals in Mexico from ancient times through the present day.  Of these five masks, two are reproductions of ancient masks, one is an actual ancient mask, and two are 20th-century masks likely worn in modern Mestizo (mixed Hispanic and indigenous cultures) festival … [Read more...] about Mexican Masks, Past and Present: Researched by Emily McClain and Joshua Burd

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, aztec mestizo cultures, ceramic mortuary mask, ceramics, colima culture, early 21st century art, early classic period, los negritos, mangianni, mexican mestizo cultures, mexico dance mask, mixtec culture, mixtec mestizo cultures, mortuary mask, olmec culture, olmec mask, postclassic period, preclassic/formative period, reproduction, st. james, xipe totec, xipe totec mask

Tepache Vessel with Three Calla Lilies on Lid: Researched by Sarah Teel

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Tepache vessels are known today as elaborately decorated ceramic vessels produced for the tourist trade by the potters of San José de Gracia, a village in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The vessels were first created by the potter Elisa Madrigal Martínez, who began making them in the 1930s after she had moved from Carapan to San José de Gracia; up until that time, the potters … [Read more...] about Tepache Vessel with Three Calla Lilies on Lid: Researched by Sarah Teel

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: calla lilies, ceramics, early 21st century art, elisa madrigal martinez, hilario alejos madrigal, michoacan culture, ponchera, Pottery, san jose de gracia, tepache vessel

Preclassic/Formative Period Mesoamerican Figurines: Researched by Grace Young

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

The word most commonly used to describe the occurrence of small, solid, ceramic figurines is “ubiquitous,” as they are found everywhere in Mesoamerica.  Throughout the Preclassic/Formative period (1500 BCE-250 CE) archaeological sites, figurines such as the objects in this display have been recovered in large numbers.  While the find sites for these five figurines is unknown, a … [Read more...] about Preclassic/Formative Period Mesoamerican Figurines: Researched by Grace Young

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 2500-1000 BCE, central mexican cultures, central mexico, ceramics, early preclassic/formative period, olmec cultures, preclassic/formative period

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