The tradition of portraiture in Latin America is astonishingly long and rich. For over 2,000 years, portraits have been used to preserve the memory of the deceased, bolster the social standing of the aristocracy, mark the deeds of the mighty, advance the careers of politicians, record rites of passage, and mock symbols of the status quo. This beautiful and wide-ranging book―the first to explore the tradition of portraiture in Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present day―features some 200 works from fifteen countries.
Retratos (Portraits) presents an engaging variety of works by such well-known figures as Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Fernando Botero, and José Campeche as well as stunning examples by anonymous and obscure artists. Distinguished contributors discuss the significance of portraits in ancient Mayan civilizations, in the world of colonial Iberians, in the political struggles of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and in a remarkable range of other times and locations. 
With a wealth of informative details and exquisite color illustrations, Retratos invites readers to appreciate Latin American portraits and their many meanings as never before.

Retratos: 2,000 Years of Latin American Portraits

Arts & Photography

Carr, Carolyn Kinder

Bretos, Miguel A.

Oettinger Jr., Marion

History & Criticism

Yale University Press

Includes over 78 examples of portraiture collected from the National Portrait Gallery including Edgar Degas' "Mary Cassatt," Thomas Hart Benton's "Self-Portrait with Rita," and Henry Inman's "Sequoyah."

A Brush with History : Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery

Miles, Ellen Gross

National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)

Christman, Margaret C. S.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Univ Pr of New England

Capital Portraits: Treasures from Washington Private Collections presents little-known artistic treasures from important Washington area private collections. These portraits by major artists date from the mid-eighteenth century to the present, and they speak to the many reasons that paintings and sculpture continue to represent and capture human likenesses and personalities. Privately collected, commissioned, or inherited, they have seldom, if ever, been seen in a public setting. The catalogue, which accompanies an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from April 1 through September 5, 2011, illustrates the portraits and recounts their histories, including comments by living sitters about having their portraits made.

Capital Portraits: Treasures from Washington Private Collections

Miles, Ellen G.

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press

The first full-length study of the life of Sara Tyson Hallowell, an American agent, advisor to collectors and artists, curator, and advocate for modern art.In the nineteenth century, women became leaders in a myriad fields but only Sara Tyson Hallowell was able to create a lasting career as a curator of exhibitions. Throughout her life Sara Tyson Hallowell continually challenged nineteenth-century expectations about the proper place of well-born women as she worked to make a name for herself in the Chicago art world of the 1880s and 1890s.Although her name may not be well known a century later Hallowell continues to command the attention of contemporary curators because the model she established and the skills she employed in her own work are those that are fundamental to success in the field today. Presenting the first comprehensive story of Sara Tyson Hallowell's life, Sara Tyson Hallowell: Pioneer Curator and Art Advisor in the Gilded Age, highlights the lasting influence and compelling story of Sara Tyson Hallowell.

Sara Tyson Hallowell: Pioneer Curator and Art Advisor in the Gilded Age: Pioneer Curator and Art Advisor in the Gilded Age

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