Resources in Art and Architecture on the Web

Over 19,000 images from the University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries. Includes many scenes of ordinary life and locations.

Over 12,000 images and still under development. From University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Libraries.

Photographs taken by West of La Guelaguetza and Saints Day Celebration festivals in Oaxaca, Mexico. From UCLA.

"A non-profit organization dedicated to the study of the art of Latin America. Established in 1979, and officially recognized as an affiliated society of the College Art Association in 1997, it aims to encourage the highest standards of scholarship, criticism, and teaching in the art and architectural history of Latin America."

Frick Art Reference Library’s research guide to artists, collectors, and dealers of underrepresented identities in their collections, including those who are Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Hispanic and Latinx.

"This collection of materials is derived from my years of research in the Andes, primarily in the southern Andean department of Ayacucho and specifically in the village of Chuschi, Peru and the surrounding region of the River Pampas Valley in the province of Cangallo." From Cornell Library.

Private collection of original photographs taken in the 19th and early 20th century. Flickr Collection.

"Over 1300 posters from 1960s-2016 designed by Cuban artists for both Cuban and foreign films, film festivals, and film related special events." From UCLA.

Posters from the graphic workshop in Santiago, Chile, created between 1977 and 1994. From UCLA.

Bilingual series of long-format interviews between renowned Latin American artists and art historians, critics, and curators. Free pdf downloads.

Includes over 400 items from the University of Florida via JSTOR.

From UC Berkeley Library.

This resource links out to databases promoting diverse practitioners in their fields. Includes databases such as Cartoonists of Color, Female Experts on Japan & the Koreas, Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, and much more.

"Approximately 1,850 photographs shot in Cuba between 1963 and 1964 and processed by Alberto Korda on the island." Duke University Libraries site.

"Explore over 8,000 Documents of 20th and 21st⁠-⁠century art in Latin America, the Caribbean, and among US Latino communities." From the International Center for the Arts of the Americas at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Pre-Columbian and Colonial manuscripts, documents, and artifacts from the 7th to 19th centuries.

Photographs taken in 1875. From the Boston Athenaeum.

Collection focuses on the Revolution period and key political and military men, and is particularly strong in photography. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Website for museum in New York City.

First Latino Art & History Museum and Culture Center in the Midwest. Located in Omaha, Nebraska.

"100 black-and-white photos shot by Gary Monroe from 1980 to 1998 in Haiti, in Haitian neighborhoods in Florida, and in Krome Camp, Florida, where Haitian refugees are detained by the U.S. government." From Duke University Libraries.

Photography from a Swedish expedition to South America of indigenous people and architecture. From the National Museums of World Culture, via JSTOR.

Maps from the collection of Texas A&M University Libraries.

Photos of Yakima Valley migrant workers and local agricultural protests of the 1960s-1970s. From Washington State University Libraries.

Items relating to the field work of the pioneering female anthropologist and archaeologist. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections. Materials come from research trips in the United States to study the Coast Miwok and Southern Paiute tribes, and trips to Mexico, Bolivia, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, and Pakistan.

Archived site of resources compiled by the University of Texas at Austin.

From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Many different types of material from UCLA.

Non-profit "dedicated to bringing cultural awareness, artistic educational experiences, and high-quality programming to the Greater Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin community, featuring Hispanic artists from throughout the world."

Google Arts & Culture site, covering many aspects of Latino culture.

Overview of the collections.

"The collection of Caribbean maps consist of ca. 300 printed and hand-drawn maps (some of them in more sheets) and some atlases from the sixteenth to twentieth century of Central America and the Caribbean in general and the Netherlands Antilles in particular."

"Around 1890 the KITLV started collecting photographs for the purpose of documenting the image of the Dutch East and West Indies in all their facets, such as landscapes, town views, architecture, and life under indigenous and Dutch rule and so forth."

Approximately 350 works created in Cuba from the revolution through the 2000s. From Wofford College via JSTOR.

"This collection consists of 'orphan' photographs—images with no provenance information. They appear to belong to six families." From UCLA

From the New York Public Library.

"Focus [is] the digitization and study of colonial Mesoamerican pictorial manuscripts."

Denver Art Museum collections of Spanish colonial art.

Overview of the collections.

San Francisco museum associated with the Smithsonian Institution.

Images and documents from Mexico, 1735-1990s. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

From UC Berkeley Library.

Colorado Latin American Art Museum, feature "the diverse cultures of the Americas from ancient to contemporary."

Photographic documentation taken by Tovar of the murals. From UCLA.

"The nation's leading nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to ... the Latino arts field."

"Dedicated to the preservation, promotion and advancement of Hispanic culture, arts and humanities." Located in Albuquerque.

Organization dedicated to promoting and supporting Hispanic talent.

Museum for Mexican art and culture, located in Chicago.

Photographs taken during the 1970s and 1980s. From Albright College via JSTOR.

Works include photographs, designs, and sculptures, ca. 1913-1986. From Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections.

Exhibition on Google Arts & Culture site from images in the National Portrait Gallery.

Image and text collections.

Los Angeles based photographer, documenting the Chicano and Latino community there. From UCLA.

Online exhibition from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

"Dedicated to promoting, encouraging and preserving the art, history, heritage and cultures of the Latino communities of Rhode Island."

Polish, Cuban, and Russian posters held in the RISD Library Graphic Design and Illustration Archive.

Documents the history of lowriding in San Diego and the surrounding borderlands, from the 1950s through today. From University of San Diego via JSTOR.

"An archive of over 7,000 photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were taken from family albums." From Los Angeles Public Library.

"Conducted from September 2003 to June 2006 by The Museum of Modern Art Library, this project aimed to identify and inventory the archives of New York institutions that have supported and showcased Latino and Latin American artists."

Nearly 400 photographic images of Carnival from around 1998, produced in association with the Trinity in Trinidad Global Learning Site. Available through JSTOR.

"Since 1974, Professor Henry Drewal has been documenting Afro-Brazilian visual and performance arts and artists."

"Cartoneras or cartonera publishers are small independent publishing houses created on a not-for-profit basis... Their books are hand-made from recycled cardboard."

"The only public collection in Europe dedicated exclusively to modern and contemporary art from Latin America."

"Project seeks to bring an understanding of the visual culture of Spanish America to a broad audience."

Photojournalist images from the Mexican Revolution. From Texas A&M University Libraries.