This online Third Thursday the Allentown Art Museum celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!
Artists in the House: Art, Power, and Migration
The dynamics of power in colonialization and migration are complex and nuanced and are often reflected in art across regions and time. On October 14, 2018, Angel Suarez-Rosado, Scherezade Garcia, and Nestor Armando Gil delved into their own work, dissecting art, power, and migration.
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
Graphic Works, an episode in the Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art podcast series, discusses the powerful effects these images have and its celebration of civil rights.
The power of the graphics discussed in this episode can also be seen in Enrique Chagoya’s The Ghosts of Borderlandia. “The imagery in this codex refers to the borders that people build between themselves. There are physical and invisible borders. They may be between social classes, genders, religions, ethnicities, and cultures. In this codex, people’s eyes are hidden behind a wall or underground to symbolize the lack of sight that those borders create. The invisible borders create stereotypes that dehumanize the ‘other’ and create an ‘us vs. them’ context,” explains Enrique Chagoya.
Enrique Chagoya (American, born 1953), The Ghosts of Borderlandia, 2017, color lithograph with chine collé on Papel del Amate, ed. 30. Printer: Bud Shark with Evan Colbert, Lyons, Colorado. Publisher: Shark’s Ink, Lyons, Colorado. 15 x 80 inches. Museum Purchase, 2017. (2017.17)
View More Art by Hispanic & Latino American Artists
| Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City View Urban Landscape, a virtual exhibit of a little-known work by Frida Kahlo. TOUR NOW | Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico View a wide variety of exhibits featuring many Mexican artists. TOUR NOW | The National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL Explore the largest collection of Mexican art in the United States. TOUR NOW |
| Museo Frida Kahlo, Mexico City Experience Appearances Can Be Deceiving to see a unique look into Frida Kahlo’s everyday life through her wardrobe. TOUR NOW | The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA See selections from The Mexican Museum's permanent collection for artworks throughout time–from Pre-colonial times to modern Mexican-American art. TOUR NOW |
Please note, some works may be inappropriate for children.
Learning Español Through Art
Arte en Español invites English and Spanish speaking children to Spanish story time, led by the Spanish Immersion Learning Center, and art making inspired by the story and a piece in our collection.
Hispanic Heritage Art Making
The Fashion of Frida Kahlo: Paper Dolls
Create a paper doll inspired by Frida Kahlo.
Salt Dough Alebrijes
Alebrijes are painted animal sculptures inspired by Mexican Folk Art. Make your own Alebrije sculptures with salt dough.
Hispanic Heritage Trivia