Modern Americas

Equestrian statue on a stone pedestal with trees and buildings in the background under a clear blue sky.

Independence movements across the Americas ushered in sweeping transformations that affect North and South America today

Mexico

Getting to know Frida Kahlo and her Blue House
Looking closely at Leonora Carrington's Self-Portrait with Hyena
Understaing murals with José Clemente Orozco
Foreshortening: David Alfaro Siqueiros's Self-Portrait
Landscape Painting and José María Velasco's Valley of Mexico

The Caribbean

Learning to look at abstract art: Olga Albizú’s 900-50-80

The United States

Understanding atmospheric perspective with Albert Bierstadt

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