LibGuides: Art History by Place: Latin America

Selected Books on Latin American Art

The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books F 1219.3 .A7 M55 2001
ISBN: 0500203458
Publication Date: 2001-10-01
"Surveys the artistic achievements of the unified high Precolumbian civilizations - Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec - as well as those of their lesser-known contemporaries."
Artists from Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary
Call Number: Wilm Reference Books N 6502.5 .C657 2002
ISBN: 0313315442
Publication Date: 2002-10-30
"Profiles 75 artists ranging from the renowned to the little-known."
The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820
Call Number: Wilm Reference Books N 6502 .A78 2006
ISBN: 0300120036
Publication Date: 2006-11-06
"More than 450 little-known works of art spanning three centuries"
Latin American Art in the Twentieth Century
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 6502.5 .L375 1996
ISBN: 0714832103
Publication Date: 1996-04-11
" Comprehensive survey provides an exciting and challenging new assessment of twentieth-century Latin American art."
Maya Art and Architecture
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books F 1435.3 .A7 M55 1999
ISBN: 050020327X
Publication Date: 1999-11-17
Explains "how and why the Maya made their greatest works."

Blanton Museum of Art
"Features over 2,000 works, reflecting the enormous diversity of artistic tradition in the region."
Escala
"Goal to build, maintain and promote a collection of high quality art from Latin America."