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E. Carmen Ramos, curator of Latino Art at SAAM, was recently in Mexico to research her upcoming exhibition on the acclaimed 20th-century Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo's lengthy residence and production in New York City, Tamayo: The New York Years. This is the fourth in a series of posts Carmen scribed from the road. Stay tuned for more updates.

Rufino Tamayo's Mujer en Gries (Woman in Grey).

SAAM's Latino art curator, E. Carmen Ramos reviewing books, photos, and scrapbooks from the period when Tamayo was affiliated with (1935 to early '50s) the Galería de Arte Mexico (1935 to early 1950s).

In this series, E. Carmen Ramos, curator of Latino art, discusses the exhibition "Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This episode looks at the painting "Humanscape 62" by Melesio Casas. http://www.americanart.si.edu/collect... "Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art" presents the rich and varied contributions of Latino artists in the United States since the mid-twentieth century, when the concept of a collective Latino identity began to emerge. The exhibition is drawn entirely from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's pioneering collection of Latino art. It explores how Latino artists shaped the artistic movements of their day and recalibrated key themes in American art and culture. http://www.americanart.si.edu/exhibit...