Rare – Mexican Art Today, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1943
Presented at the Art Association of Montreal under the auspices of Canadian Inter-Americas association, September 9 – October 3, 1943. The exhibition was originally shown at Philadelphia Museum of Art earlier in the same year.
In 1943, the Philadelphia Museum of Art presented "Mexican Art Today," an exhibition showcasing recent works by 65 Mexican artists. This exhibition, organized in collaboration with Inés Amor, a gallery owner and promoter of modern Mexican art, and Henry Clifford, the museum's curator of paintings, aimed to introduce US audiences to a broader range of contemporary Mexican art, shifting focus from murals to easel painting.
‘In 1935, the Galería de Arte Mexicano opened in Mexico City to advance modern Mexican art. Director Inés Amor developed relationships in the United States to build a transnational network for her artists. Mexican Art Today, a 1943 exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, highlights characteristics of Amor’s curatorial project. Collaborating with curator Henry Clifford, Amor assembled an exhibition that reframed modern Mexican art for US audiences, shifting attention from muralism to easel painting and presenting contemporary achievements without historical and popular contextual examples. Studying Mexican Art Today elucidates the important role played by Amor in shaping the understanding of Mexican art in the United States.’ ( Kaplan, Rachel, Journal of Curatorial Studies, Volume 3, Numbers 2-3, 1 June 2014, pp. 264-288)
Includes a chronology of Mexican painters, introduction by Henry Clifford, essay by Luis Cardoza y Aragon, list of 307 works, 63 artists, 82 b/w images.
Title: Mexican Art Today
Artist/Author: Henry Clifford, Luis Cardoza y Aragon
Publisher:Philadelphia Museum of Art
Publication date: 1943
Format: softcover
Pages: 104
Images: 82
Language: English
Stock Number: RB04731
Presented at the Art Association of Montreal under the auspices of Canadian Inter-Americas association, September 9 – October 3, 1943. The exhibition was originally shown at Philadelphia Museum of Art earlier in the same year.
In 1943, the Philadelphia Museum of Art presented "Mexican Art Today," an exhibition showcasing recent works by 65 Mexican artists. This exhibition, organized in collaboration with Inés Amor, a gallery owner and promoter of modern Mexican art, and Henry Clifford, the museum's curator of paintings, aimed to introduce US audiences to a broader range of contemporary Mexican art, shifting focus from murals to easel painting.
‘In 1935, the Galería de Arte Mexicano opened in Mexico City to advance modern Mexican art. Director Inés Amor developed relationships in the United States to build a transnational network for her artists. Mexican Art Today, a 1943 exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, highlights characteristics of Amor’s curatorial project. Collaborating with curator Henry Clifford, Amor assembled an exhibition that reframed modern Mexican art for US audiences, shifting attention from muralism to easel painting and presenting contemporary achievements without historical and popular contextual examples. Studying Mexican Art Today elucidates the important role played by Amor in shaping the understanding of Mexican art in the United States.’ ( Kaplan, Rachel, Journal of Curatorial Studies, Volume 3, Numbers 2-3, 1 June 2014, pp. 264-288)
Includes a chronology of Mexican painters, introduction by Henry Clifford, essay by Luis Cardoza y Aragon, list of 307 works, 63 artists, 82 b/w images.
Title: Mexican Art Today
Artist/Author: Henry Clifford, Luis Cardoza y Aragon
Publisher:Philadelphia Museum of Art
Publication date: 1943
Format: softcover
Pages: 104
Images: 82
Language: English
Stock Number: RB04731
Presented at the Art Association of Montreal under the auspices of Canadian Inter-Americas association, September 9 – October 3, 1943. The exhibition was originally shown at Philadelphia Museum of Art earlier in the same year.
In 1943, the Philadelphia Museum of Art presented "Mexican Art Today," an exhibition showcasing recent works by 65 Mexican artists. This exhibition, organized in collaboration with Inés Amor, a gallery owner and promoter of modern Mexican art, and Henry Clifford, the museum's curator of paintings, aimed to introduce US audiences to a broader range of contemporary Mexican art, shifting focus from murals to easel painting.
‘In 1935, the Galería de Arte Mexicano opened in Mexico City to advance modern Mexican art. Director Inés Amor developed relationships in the United States to build a transnational network for her artists. Mexican Art Today, a 1943 exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, highlights characteristics of Amor’s curatorial project. Collaborating with curator Henry Clifford, Amor assembled an exhibition that reframed modern Mexican art for US audiences, shifting attention from muralism to easel painting and presenting contemporary achievements without historical and popular contextual examples. Studying Mexican Art Today elucidates the important role played by Amor in shaping the understanding of Mexican art in the United States.’ ( Kaplan, Rachel, Journal of Curatorial Studies, Volume 3, Numbers 2-3, 1 June 2014, pp. 264-288)
Includes a chronology of Mexican painters, introduction by Henry Clifford, essay by Luis Cardoza y Aragon, list of 307 works, 63 artists, 82 b/w images.
Title: Mexican Art Today
Artist/Author: Henry Clifford, Luis Cardoza y Aragon
Publisher:Philadelphia Museum of Art
Publication date: 1943
Format: softcover
Pages: 104
Images: 82
Language: English
Stock Number: RB04731
