Arte Latino: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum

This catalog, from a traveling exhibit by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, highlights more than 200 years of Latino art from the United States and its territories. Of the 54 powerful, provocative, and contemplative artworks depicted here in color reproductions and photos, some of the earliest are from Puerto Rico, which became a U.S. territory in 1898. Others reflect the heritage of the Hispanic Southwest, from antique religious carvings to recent works, as well as the Chicano movement of the 1960s, which inspired artists to address social and political issues, and the exile-themed art of the Cuban American community.