Author Description

Encyclopedia of Latino Artists highlights the variety and significance of Latino artists in the United States, covering approximately 100 artists across a range of time periods. These Latino artists' work showcases the use of diverse media and conveys the social, political, and cultural contexts in which the art was created. The alphabetically organized entries include biographical information about the artist, highlights of the artist's career, descriptions of significant works, and information that contextualizes the artist's work in its specific time period and against the landscape of American art in general. Each entry also supplies a brief bibliography of key works and selected public collections containing the artist's work.