Hispanic-American Art

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Topical Information: Hispanic-American Art

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KCET, the Los Angeles PBS affiliate, presents the Life & Times series covering a broad array of happenings and stories about greater Los Angeles. Life & Times includes an arts section with numerous videos and transcripts. In Cheech Marin, Val Zavala profiles the prominent collector of Chicano art at his home in Malibu.

Learner.org, a service of Annenberg/CPB, provides life long learning programs on the Web. Several videos in the Teacher Resources section focus on American art in the A World of Art: Work in Progress series. A World of Art is a video instructional series on art appreciation for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. Each program in this art appreciation series is devoted to a contemporary artist who takes one or more works of art from start to finish. Each show is 30 minutes in length. Judy Baca: Judy Baca, painter and activist known for her mile-long mural in Los Angeles depicting Chicano history, works on two public art projects in Southern California.

San Antonio American Family Portraits is produced by produced by television station KLRN9 in San Antonio. Actor and art collector Cheech Marin speaks on aspects of Chicano Art in a 4-minute video.

Arte Latino: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum from the Oakland Museum of California

As of 12/20/07 TFAO Digital Library contained 52 pages referencing "Chicano," 7 pages for "Hispanic American," 69 pages for "Latino," and 27 pages for "Mexican American." To search TFAO's web site please click here.

Note: On May 7, 2007 TFAO wrote to the Latino Art Museum in Pomona, CA, Museum of Spanish Colonial Art in Santa Fe, NM, Hispanic Research Center Art Gallery in Tempe, AZ, and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM to inquire about additional VHS/DVD titles to add to the above list.

TFAO also suggests these DVD or VHS videos:

Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra, 1987, Nereyda García-Ferraz, director. This video is a portrait of the life and work of Ana Mendieta. Interview footage with the artist and her own filmed records of her earthworks and performances are incorporated to render a vivid testament to her energy and extraordinary talent. Available through the Des Moines Art Center. 52 minutes, not-rated.

Art of Resistance, The. Seven Chicano artists talk about their work and how it has contributed to the civil rights movement for Mexican Americans. 26 min. Video/C 4076 from Media Resources Center, Library, University of California, Berkeley.

El Favor de los Santos: The Sacred Iconography of Retablos and Exvotos is a 57 minute video from 2002 described by madison Art Shop as follows: "With the introduction of Christianity to the Aztec peoples, a new kind of religious iconography arose: retablos and exvotos. Traditionally painted on tin, retablos tell of the lives of the saints while exvotos give thanks for miracles granted. This program brings together art historians, preservationists, and religious practitioners to look at the stories embedded in these paintings and their significance for those who pray to them. Among those interviewed are Refugio I. Rochin, director of Latino Initiatives at the Smithsonian Institution; Father Manuel Olimon Nolasco, director of the National Commission of Sacred Art, Mexico; and Charles Lovell, director of the New Mexico State University Art Gallery."

Enrique Martínez Celaya, Interview with Howard Fox, LACMA, Whale and Star, Los Angeles, California, 2000. One hour. Color. (left cover photo)

Enrique Martínez Celaya, A Walkthrough with the Artist at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Whale and Star, Los Angeles, California, 2001. Two hours, Forty minutes. Color. (center cover photo)

Enrique Martínez Celaya, Studio Days, Media Art Services, Venice, California, 2001. Filmed and Edited by Peter Kirby. Thirty minutes. Color. (right cover photo)

Latino Art and Culture from the National Museum of American Art Examines ways that seven contemporary Latino artists from various communities have provided artistic contributions in the United States. Artists talk about themselves, their work, and their environment. Study guide, 28-minute video, 14 slides, 10 small prints Description source: Amon Carter Museum Teacher Resource Center. The Museum contains a comprehensive lending library including many videos. TFAO wishes to extend appreciation to Katherine Moloney, Teaching and Visual Resources Coordinator, for acquainting TFAO with the Museum's collection.

Los Four; Murals of Aztlan: the Street Painters of East Los Angeles. Two documentaries on key moments and figures in Chicano art. Los Four documents the first exhibition of Chicano artists held at a major art museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 1974. Murals of Aztlan documents the exhibition of the same name at the Craft and Folk Art Museum of Los Angeles in 1981. Featured artists include Los Four (Carlos Almaraz, Gilbert "Magu" Sanchez Lujan, Roberto de la Rocha, Frank Romero), Gronk, Judith Hernandez, Willie Herron, John Valadez, and others. Released as motion pictures in 1974 and 1981. Producer, director, James Tartan. 46 min. DVD 2785 from Media Resources Center, Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Santeros = Saintmakers. Documents the lifestyle and attitudes of five New Mexican artisans who continue the 300 year-old traditions of the earliest santeros. 33 min. Video/C 1341 from Media Resources Center, Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Visiones: Latino Art and Culture, is "The first documentary television series to look at the diverse contributions that U.S. Latinos have made to America's artistic and cultural landscape".according to Internet Movie Database Inc. Visiones: Latino Art and Culture, a production of The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture and Galán Incorporated, is a six-part series is divided into themes that capture different art forms.

Episode 1: Museums of the streets -- Nuyorican spoken world -- Cartoonista; Episode 2: Miracle on 47th Street -- Santeros -- Remembering Selena; Episode 3: Born into theatre -- Ceremony of memory -- Dreams in 8 mm -- Soapbox artist. Captures contemporary Latino artists in the United States reinventing rich traditions and creating new art forms that challenge, provoke and entertain. Performers: Judith Baca, Amelia Mesa-Bains, Ray Patlan, Carlos Tortolero, Carlos Cortez, Gamaliel Ramirez, Raul Salinas, Piri Thomas, Juan Gonzalez, Pedro Pietri, Lalo Lopez Alcaraz, Miriam Colon, Jorge Merced, Sabine Ulibarri, Sylvia Rodriguez, Charles Carillo, Nicholas Herrera, Deborah Paredez, Selena, Luis Valdez, Cesar Martinez, Willie Varela, Carlos Cortez. 78 min. DVD 3095 from Media Resources Center, Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Episode 4: Hip hop nation -- Miami sound -- Rudy Perez; Episode 5: Taco shop poets -- Carpas -- Art of performance; Episode 6: House of dreams -- Prima ballerina -- Lydia Mendoza -- Father of Chicano music. Performers: Raquel Rivera, Willy Chirino, Lissette, Raul Murciano, Rudy Perez, Sasha Anawalt, David Avalos, Evelyn Cruz, Amparo Garcia, Peter Haney, Paulina Sahagun, Tomas Benitez, Carolina Ponce de Leon, Amalia Mesa-Bains, John Santos, Evelyn Cisneros, Anthony Randazzo, Lydia Mendoza, Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez, Lalo Guerrero.78 min. DVD 3095 from Media Resources Center, Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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