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Latin America
  • Chicano Art Digital Image Collection
    This site hosts a collection of nearly 1,400 works from artists showing "a strong identification with the Chicano Movement and a commitment to the ideals inherent in Chicano art." Searchable and browsable by topic.

  • Colección Cisneros.org
    Colección Cisneros explores Latin American art dating from the seventeenth century; emphasis is on abstract twentieth century art from Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. The site is arranged by general themes and indexed by artist and movement.

  • LatinArt.com
    Features articles, artist profiles, images, exhibits, and a worldwide directory of foundations, galleries, institutions, and museums which feature Latin American art. Registration (free) required.

  • Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries
    Explores the history of Mexican art from 1500 BC to the present. Contents range from pre-Columbian archaeological sites, including those of the Olmecs and Mayas, Chichén Itzá, Monte Alban, Teotihuacán, and Tenochtitlán to the 20th century including images of the works of Diego Rivera, Siqueiros, Orozco, Frida Kahlo, and others.

  • MesoAmerica: Art History Resources on the Web
    Features many links on MesoAmerican cultures and ancient civilizations, such as the Aztecs and Mayans.  Also includes art links organized by region and time period. 

  • Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA)
    This museum site is dedicated to "contemporary Latin American art (created by artists who have lived or worked in Latin America since World War II)."

  • South America: Art History Resources on the Web
    Includes many links featuring essays, history, and images from various South American countries, such as Bolivia and Peru, as well as from ancient civilizations like the Incas

  • Tesoros Escondidos: Hidden Treasures From the Mexican Collections
    From the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, this site includes annotated images of baskets and gourds, ceremonial objects, lacquer, masks, pottery, textiles, toys, and objects from ancient Mexico.

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