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Unframed Blog
| May 15, 2020
… those origins in the form of musical play may be an impossible task, since it has been co-opted and used for so … Lab is presented…
Unframed Blog
| Jun 30, 2022
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues and the latter’s museums and their holdings continue to be at risk, it is all the more important for…
Unframed Blog
| Dec 11, 2022
… via the Colombian Ambassador and Consul that this became possible. Our guests were welcomed at LACMA on the morning …
Ilona Katzew, Curator of Latin American Art, Talks about "Pinxit Mexici" and Building the Collection
Unframed Blog
| Jun 19, 2017
… the outset, we knew that some works would be virtually impossible to move from their original context, but at times … I try to…
Unframed Blog
| Mar 31, 2015
… or great, whether it has pushed the limits of what's possible or not. Greatness can come from anyone at anytime … of time. CC…
Unframed Blog
| Feb 15, 2018
On January 27, LACMA’s satellite gallery at Charles White Elementary School reopened to the public with a new exhibition, A Universal History of …
Unframed Blog
| Jan 30, 2018
… modules is entirely articulated, a feature made by possible by the 3D printing process, without requiring …
Unframed Blog
| Aug 17, 2017
… to play along, and try to unravel that symbol and those possible connections between LA and LA. Rita: We also …
1997 | Silkscreened plastic, fluorescent lightbulbs, and metal fittings
Silkscreened plastic, fluorescent lightbulbs, and metal fittings Full Title: The Best of All Possible Worlds ...
Post 1945, 2014 | acrylic, ballpoint pen, and varnish on canvas
acrylic, ballpoint pen, and varnish on canvas Full Title: Possible Worlds #9021 Portfolio Orig Lang ...
17th century | Repoussé and chased silver
Monographic Series Title: Plate Number: Volume Number Page: Geography: Viceroyalty of Peru, possibly Puno ... world, including to Jerusalem. These fragments were originally nailed to a wooden armature as part of ... a seraph.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ...
circa 1775-1790 | Wood and silver
Geography: Bolivia, possibly Moxos or Chiquitos Artwork Dimensions: 7 1/2 × 11 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 27.9 ... Bolivia.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ... 81–82, pp. 316–25) Bibliographic Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and ...
mid-18th century | Hammered, repoussé, engraved, chased, and stamped gold
Geography: Brazil, possibly Bahía Artwork Dimensions: Height: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); diameter: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 ... exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entry by ... Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: ...
late 17th or early 18th century | Wood, iron, tortoiseshell, and bone
Number Page: Geography: Mexico, possibly Campeche Artwork Dimensions: 6 1/8 × 8 1/2 × 5 in. (15.6 ... exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entry by ... Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: ...
18th century | Wood, inlaid with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, and ivory; mirror glass; and iron
Geography: Guatemala (for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: Chest: 14 9/16 × 24 3/8 × 14 3/8 ... possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... creatively reinterpreted.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 ...
18th century | Wood, inlaid with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, and ivory; oil painting on tin; glass; brass; copper fittings; and iron hinges
Number Page: Geography: Guatemala (for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: 32 × 69 3/4 ... experts have argued that their profusion in Lima suggests local manufacture, possibly with the involvement ... Baptist.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ...
last third of the 18th century | Wood, inlaid with mother-of pearl and tortoiseshell, brass, silver, and paint
Guatemala (for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: Diameter: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm) Earliest ... possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... creatively reinterpreted.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 ...
last third of the 18th century | Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and silver
(for export market, possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: 5 1/2 × 17 5/16 × 13 3/4 in. (14 × 44 × 35 cm) ... suggests local manufacture, possibly with the involve ment of Asian artisans. Archival and material ... the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entries by Ilona Katzew and Luis ...
last third of the 18th century | Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and silver
possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: Height: 29 1/8 in. (74 cm); diameter: 25 9/16 in. (65 cm) Earliest ... possibly with the involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entries by Ilona Katzew and ...
18th century | Wood, inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, brass, and silver
possibly Peru) Artwork Dimensions: 13 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (33.7 × 36.8 × 23.5 cm) Earliest Date: ... possibly with the involve ment of Asian artisans. Archival and material documentation, however, seems to ... From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue ...
circa 1775-1790 | Cast, repoussé, and chased silver
Geography: Upper Peru, possibly Potosí Artwork Dimensions: 9 13/16 × 11 × 7 7/8 in. (25 × 28 × 20 cm) ... Label: <P>Silver was closely associated with empire building in the early modern world. In 1545, ... the Spaniards found the world’s richest silver deposit, the Rich Hill of Potosí (in present-day ...
1988 | Oil on canvas
possibilities, and the twentieth century was no exception. A modern age marked by technological wonders had ... brilliant thinkers, explained that, unlike Europe, “the New World expanded the human imagination.” Young ... Stieglitz, American artists rarely abandoned referential ties to the physical world completely. The ...
circa 1930s-1940s | Polychromed Keen's cement (plaster)
beginning of every century inspires a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and the twentieth century ... unlike Europe, “the New World expanded the human imagination.” Young American students still traveled to ... abandoned referential ties to the physical world completely. The simplification of form, multiple ...
1946 | Gouache on paper on board
century inspires a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and the twentieth century was no exception. ... World expanded the human imagination.” Young American students still traveled to Europe, especially ... referential ties to the physical world completely. The simplification of form, multiple perspectives, and ...
1942 | Oil on canvas
a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and the twentieth century was no exception. A modern age ... Mumford, one of the country’s most brilliant thinkers, explained that, unlike Europe, “the New World ... to the physical world completely. The simplification of form, multiple perspectives, and ideas about ...
1950 | Metal, cotton cord
a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and the twentieth century was no exception. A modern age ... Mumford, one of the country’s most brilliant thinkers, explained that, unlike Europe, “the New World ... to the physical world completely. The simplification of form, multiple perspectives, and ideas about ...
circa 1918 | Oil on canvas
possibilities, and the twentieth century was no exception. A modern age marked by technological wonders had ... brilliant thinkers, explained that, unlike Europe, “the New World expanded the human imagination.” Young ... Stieglitz, American artists rarely abandoned referential ties to the physical world completely. The ...
1949 | Oil on canvas
endless possibilities, and the twentieth century was no exception. A modern age marked by technological ... most brilliant thinkers, explained that, unlike Europe, “the New World expanded the human imagination.” ... Stieglitz, American artists rarely abandoned referential ties to the physical world completely. The ...