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Art History Virtual Exhibition

Guatemala Maya Tourist-Trade Figures: Researched by Elizabeth Ferguson and Ngozi Ekeke

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

In the 20th century, tourists began visiting traditional towns and villages of Guatemala, spurring the revival of certain artforms such as traditional pottery, but also encouraging the development of new crafts and artforms that would provide a stable income for local artisans.  Among these new artforms were small figures made of paper and straw, clothed in scraps of … [Read more...] about Guatemala Maya Tourist-Trade Figures: Researched by Elizabeth Ferguson and Ngozi Ekeke

Filed Under: 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, acorn cap basket, baskstrap loom, figures, maya culture, maya mestizo culture, weaving

Mesoamerican Dolls: Researched by Ngozi Ekeke

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Dolls are popular tourist-trade items throughout Mexico and northern Central America.  The styles of the dolls have changed over the decades, with some adopting a more generic or international “stuffed toy” form; the dolls continue, however, to be adorned with traditional dress, and this has provided a valuable record of changes in these traditions over time.  Some dolls are … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Dolls: Researched by Ngozi Ekeke

Filed Under: 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, early 21st century art, late 20th century, maya dolls, maya mestizo culture, otomi doll, otomi mestizo culture, tourist trade art, zapotec dolls, zapotec mestizo culture

Mesoamerican Art in Reproduction: Researched by Leslie Dunaway and Macaylah Gant Hodge

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

This group of artworks consists of tourist-trade reproductions inspired by some famous, and some not-as-famous, works of ancient Precolumbian art, including works from the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Teotihuacano, Mixtec, and West Mexican cultures.  The reproductions are generally made by artisans who are indigenous or are of Mestizo (mixed indigenous and Spanish) heritage, often … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Art in Reproduction: Researched by Leslie Dunaway and Macaylah Gant Hodge

Filed Under: 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: alux, aztec mestizo culture, aztec stone of the five suns, button, central mexican mestizo culture, earring, late 20th century art, maskette, maya chacmool, maya hieroglyph, maya hieroglyph sotz, maya mestizo culture, maya relief sculpture, mixtec mestizo culture, mosaic funerary mask, olmec, olmec figural axe, reproductions, sotz, teotihuacano, teotihuacano maskette, teotihuacano mosaic funerary mask, west mexican dog figurines, west mexican mestizo culture, xipe totec mask

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  • 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa
  • 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2018 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa
  • 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa

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