Latin American Art:
A Collector’s Memoir

A fully illustrated 53-page essay concerning Betty Duker's experiences (2009-2026) collecting the visual art of Latin America and a discussion of the artwork produced in that area of the world during the 20c. The essay is followed by plates and an academic checklist.


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About the author:

Betty Duker has collected art since 1965. The family collection comprises artists from California, the greater US, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. The focus of the collection since 2009 has been Latin American art from the period 1940 – 1995.

Artwork from 10 countries by 78 artists:

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

The Artists:

Laura Aguilar, Carlos Almaraz, Manuel Alvarez, Carmelo Arden Quin, Antonio Asís, Martín Blaszko, Martha Boto, Roberto Burle Marx, Feliza Bursztyn, Sergio Camargo, Omar Carreño, Lilia Carrillo, Lygia Clark, João José Costa, José Pedro Costigliolo, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Geraldo de Barros, Willys de Castro, Manuel Espinosa, Magdalena Fernández, León Ferrari, María Freire, Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt), Anna Bella Geiger, Gunther Gerzso, Mathias Goeritz, Elsa Gramcko, Sergio Hernández, Alfredo Hlito, Enio Iommi, Alfredo Jaar, Gyula Kosice, Perla Krauze, Wifredo Lam, Julio Le Park, Jac Leirner, Antonio Llorens, Raúl Lozza,, Renata Lucas, Tomás Maldonado, María Martínez-Cañas, Leo Matiz, Roberto Matta, Cildo Meireles, Juan Melé, Ana Mendieta, Carlos Mérida, Gustavo Monroy, Armando Morales, Rodolfo Morales, Oscar Muñoz, Helio Oiticica, Alejandro Otero, Lygia Pape, Cesar Paternosto, Jorge Pereira, Rogelio Polesello, Liliana Porter, Celso Renato, Diego Rivera, Carlos Rojas, Rhod Rothfuss, Daniel Ruanova, Ana Sacerdote, Doris Salcedo, Mira Schendel, Ivan Serpa, David Alfaro Siquieros, Jesús Rafael Soto, Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, Luis Tomasello, Joaquín Torres-García, Tunga, Rubem Valentim, Gregorio Vardanega, Alfredo Volpi, Franz Weissmann

 

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