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Unframed Blog
| Jan 28, 2015
Back in 1996, when I organized my first exhibition of Spanish colonial art in New York City, I included a group of fascinating works port
Unframed Blog
| Nov 20, 2012
… Heizer, Levitated Mass, conceived 1969, realized 2012, made possible by gifts to Transformation: The LACMA Campaign from … by…
Unframed Blog
| Apr 23, 2014
… Youngmin Lee with Boone staff This project is made possible by a grant from The John B. and Nelly Llanos Kilroy Foundation. The…
Unframed Blog
| Jul 20, 2022
Opening a box invariably brings about a sense of wonder and discovery—even when we suspect what is inside.
Unframed Blog
| Aug 15, 2018
… concert of Mexican and Brazilian-inspired music is made possible through the support of the Consulate General of …
Unframed Blog
| Apr 17, 2014
… Privacy policy: mGive.org/P. Sundays Live is made possible in part by The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the … by the Friends of…
Unframed Blog
| Apr 30, 2014
… its exaggerated large heads and less-muscular forelegs. The possible provenance of these National Treasure–quality …
Unframed Blog
| Jul 07, 2009
… (more on those to come in future posts). There was talk of possible intimate candlelit dinners as well as the gala …
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 ...
1997 | Silkscreened plastic, fluorescent lightbulbs, and metal fittings
Possible Worlds Portfolio Orig Lang Title: Portfolio Translated Title: Edition Title: Manuscript Title: ...
Early Western Han dynasty, about 206-100 B.C. | Cast bronze
Artist: Unknown Tags * Alternate Titles: Translated Title: Series Title: Collection Title: Periodical Title: Book Title: Portfolio Title: Proof: Almanac Title: Descriptive Title: Artwork Inscription: Culture Made: Artwork Date(s): Early West ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, 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 ...
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 involvement of Asian artisans. Archival and material ... the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entries by Ilona Katzew and Luis ...
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 ...
circa 1775-1790 | Wood and silver
Geography: Bolivia (possibly Moxos or Chiquitos) Artwork Dimensions: 7 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (18.4 × 21.6 ... 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 ...
circa 1730 | Silk satin with silk and metallic-thread embroidery and metallic braid trim
religious vestments embody the intersection of cultures made possible by global trade ... networks.</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ... Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, ...
late 17th-early 18th century [?] | Wood, leather, brass and iron fittings and studs, and granadillo inlay
Series Title: Plate Number: Volume Number Page: Geography: Possibly Mexico, Oaxaca Artwork ... beyond).</P><br> From exhibition <I>Archive of the World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the ... Entry: Katzew, Ilona, ed. <EM>Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, ...
circa 1730 | Silk satin with silk and metallic-thread embroidery and metallic braid trim
China and Spain, these elaborate religious vestments embody the intersection of cultures made possible ... World</I>, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entry by Elena Phipps in the accompanying ... World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection</EM>. ...
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
inspires a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and the twentieth century was no exception. A modern ... 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 ...