Category: Latin American Art

• María Izquierdo remembers it all

  

  Meet the indomitable artist whose deeply personal paintings quietly challenged Mexico’s loud, male-dominated art scene with imagination and humor.

  Diane Tucker

  2026-07-16

  Art Appreciation, Latin American Art, Social and Political Struggles, The Shy Museumgoer, Women Artists

  Arts writer Diane Tucker, Maria Izquierdo Dream and Premonition (1947), Maria Izquierdo Granary (1943), Maria Izquierdo paintings, Maria Izquierdo’s domestic altars, Mexican Modernism, Mexican women artists

• Sheeler, Rivera, and the art of industry

  

  Charles Sheeler and Diego Rivera both depicted Henry Ford’s innovative River Rouge factory. Do their paintings exalt machine efficiency? Or warn us about living in a tech-driven society?

  Diane Tucker

  2022-08-09

  Art Appreciation, Innovation in Art, Latin American Art, The Shy Museumgoer, Canvas vs Canvas

  Arts writer Diane Tucker, Charles Sheeler American Landscape, Detroit Industry murals, Diego Rivera fresco style, Ford Rouge factory art, Machine Age art