III.4.9 DIGITAL ARCHIVE 1059900
In January 1946, the Inter-American Office at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., compiled a list of all of the exhibitions of Latin American art available for loan to museums and institutions in the United States. In this document, attention is given to the role of the Inter-American Office as a “clearinghouse” for information at the National Gallery. Also of note is that certain U.S. institutions in the 1940s were taking the lead in organizing exhibitions of Latin American art. Among the most notable of these institutions were the National Gallery of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the latter of which organized its own series of traveling exhibitions of Latin American art from 1941 to 1943. Moreover, the document shows how, by the onset of the Cold War in the early 1950s, Latin American art had become the ultimate commodity, pre-packaged into tightly focused exhibitions available for circulation in the United States. The detailed checklist also outlines the necessary physical space for the available exhibitions as well as the fees involved. The text is transcribed here from its original publication [Inter-American Office, National Gallery of Art, Traveling Exhibitions of Latin American Art: A list of the titles and sources of exhibitions now available for circulation in the United States (Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1946), 4–10].
For the benefit of exhibitions in the United States, the Inter-American Office has compiled this list of traveling exhibitions of Latin American art that are currently available for circulation. The exhibitions are listed according to source rather than subject. In some cases, complete details on borrowing arrangements have been omitted for the sake of brevity. All requests for additional information on the exhibitions listed should be directed to the respective owners or agents at the addresses indicated.
This list is not intended to constitute a descriptive catalogue, but merely a source of reference that will be revised periodically to serve of current value. Information on new exhibitions will therefore be gratefully received, as well as any data that may have been overlooked in the present edition.
The preparation of this list for distribution represents one of several public services that the Inter-American Office hopes to perform in fulfilling its role as an official clearinghouse for information on Inter-American activities. To the individuals and institutions whose cooperation in providing information has made this compilation possible, the Inter-American Office wishes to extend its sincere thanks.
INTER-AMERICAN OFFICE
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
WASHINGTON, D.C., JANUARY 1946
Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn 17, NY
• Latin American Colonial and Folk Art
43 examples of colonial and folk art including textiles, ceramics, silver, lacquer, paintings, et cetera, accompanied by 15 framed photographs of architecture, drawings, and Brooklyn Museum School Service plates.
SPACE: Approximately 100 running feet.
FEE: Shipping charges and insurance.
• Pre-Columbian Art of Latin America
35 examples of stone, pottery, jade, textiles, and basketry, accompanied by 15 framed photographs of architecture, drawings, and Brooklyn Museum School Service plates.
SPACE: Approximately 60 running feet.
FEE: Shipping charges and insurance.
Barr Building, Washington 6, D.C.
• Contemporary Mexican Folk Costumes by Carlos Mérida
25 watercolors of the folk costumes of Mexican Indian tribes, by the Guatemalan painter.
SPACE: 75 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $30.00.
• The Figure of Man in Ancient American Art
23 panels of photographs and text designed to illustrate the treatment of the human form in Pre-Columbian art.
Organized by the Inter-American Office, National Gallery of Art.
SPACE: 100 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $30.00.
• Watercolors, Drawings, and pastels by Diego Rivera
35 works from 1922 through 1936 including 6 watercolors and pastels, from the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Art.
SPACE: Approximately 160 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $45.00.
School of Fine and Applied Arts
Ohio State University, Columbus 10, Ohio
• Mexican Puppetry: A Pictorial Record
50 plates of photographs, etchings, mezzotints, and artists’ sketches illustrating of the Teatro del Nagual, one of three puppet theaters sponsored by the SEP [Mexican Ministry of Education].
Circulated by The Puppeteers of America.
SPACE: 130 running feet.
FEE: 2 weeks, U.S. $5.00, plus shipping charges.
Walton, Connecticut
• Latin American Craftwork
A group of colorful textile works, dolls, metalwork, silver jewelry, basketry, tin, chiefly from Mexico and Guatemala.
SPACE: Approximately 15 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $20.00.
538, Fifth Avenue, New York 19, NY
• Mexico
43 mounted photographs of modern Mexico showing her artists, architecture, landscape, handicrafts, and industries.
SPACE: 100 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $35.00.
Fine Arts Department, 590, Madison Avenue, New York 22, NY
• Contemporary Brazil Prints
39 graphic works of Oswaldo Goeldi, and Carlos Oswald.
SPACE: Approximately 86 running feet.
FEE: None.
• Contemporary Mexican Prints
33 works by leading Mexican printmakers.
SPACE: Approximately 56 running feet.
FEE: None.
• Seventy-five Latin American Prints
Prints from 18 Latin American countries.
SPACE: Approximately 170 running feet.
FEE: None.
• Watercolors of Latin America and the Dominion of Canada
75 watercolors from each of the countries of Latin America and Canada.
SPACE: Approximately 250 running feet.
FEE: None.
12489, Mendiota Avenue, Detroit 4, Michigan
• Ancient Peruvian Textiles
20 indented and framed fragment illustrating weaving techniques of Old Peru.
SPACE: 50 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $35.00, plus shipping charges and insurance.
• Modern Peruvian Textiles
25 examples of modern Peruvian textiles including rugs, blankets et cetera.
SPACE: 50 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $35.00, plus shipping charges and insurance.
Department of Circulating Exhibitions
11 West 53rd Street, New York 19, NY
• Brazil Builds
26 colored panels and 59 enlarged photographs tracing the principal development in Brazilian architecture from colonial times to the present day.
SPACE: 190 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $43.75.
• Cuban Painting Today
66 oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings representing the young and vigorous trend of modern Cuban art.
SPACE: 350 running feet.
FEE: 4 weeks, U.S. $125.00.
• Fifteen Latin American Painters
One painting of each of 15 outstanding artists in Latin America.
SPACE: 60 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $31.25
• Graphic Arts of Mexico and Argentina
Works of outstanding graphic artists of the two countries which lead Latin America in printmaking.
SPACE: 200 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $31.25.
• Paintings from Latin America
30 representative paintings of the Museum’s collection, by contemporary artists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.
SPACE: 150 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $75.00.
• Watercolors and Drawings by Six Cuban Painters
29 watercolors and drawings by contemporary Cuban artists.
SPACE: 100 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $50.00.
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Division of Education
Parkway at 26th Street, Philadelphia 30, PA
• Pictures of Mexican Children
84 pictures by Mexican public school children, including watercolors, drawings, prints, and cutouts.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $15.00, plus shipping charges.
Smaller edition of the same exhibition containing 34 pictures.
SPACE: 90 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $10.00, plus shipping charges.
War Memorial Civic Center, San Francisco 2, CA
• Latin American Art
A simple introduction to Latin American art consisting of 12 mounts of photographs and explanatory text.
SPACE: 40 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $3.00, plus shipping charges.
• Watercolors, Drawings, and Prints by Artists in Ecuador
30 works by 16 artists of whom 11 are Ecuadorians and 5 are European and American who have settled and are contributing to art development in that country.
SPACE: Approximately 160 running feet.
FEE: 3 weeks, U.S. $30.00, plus shipping charges.