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| Jan 29, 2018
… is contingent on an exactitude of thought that is nearly impossible for most people to fathom, especially in an age of …
Unframed Blog
| Nov 01, 2022
Ask any lawyer what the hardest part of law school is and they’ll tell you the harrowing tale of their first year. The fast-paced …
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…
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
| Nov 23, 2016
Moving through the galleries of Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, visitors are struck by a constant stream of sound.
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| Dec 14, 2016
… Partnerships with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art made possible by the James Irvine Foundation, my work entails …
Unframed Blog
| Jan 30, 2018
… modules is entirely articulated, a feature made by possible by the 3D printing process, without requiring …
Unframed Blog
| Oct 28, 2020
… visibility. Studying his life and expression would allow a possible model for diasporic survival in a largely …
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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, 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 ...
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 ...
1200–1520 | Basalt
Number: Volume Number Page: Geography: Mexico, Central Mexico, possibly Toluca Valley Artwork ... Exhibition History: Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County ...
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 ...
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>. ...
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, ...
1946 | Gouache on paper on board
of every century inspires a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and the twentieth century was ... Europe, “the New World expanded the human imagination.” Young American students still traveled to Europe, ... abandoned referential ties to the physical world completely. The simplification of form, multiple ...
1919-20 | Soft ground etching with aquatint
The Era: The beginning of every century inspires a general sentiment of endless possibilities, and ... thinkers, explained that, unlike Europe, “the New World expanded the human imagination.” Young American ... American artists rarely abandoned referential ties to the physical world completely. The simplification of ...