Latino Art

The term “Latino art” (also called "Latinx art") applies to the work produced by artists of Latin American descent who were born or reside in the United States. Thus, as an art historical field, it straddles both American and Latin American art. Latino art is grounded in a historical context that reaches back to the Indigenous cultures and Spanish colonies of the Americas, as well as the more recent history of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Central America. As an expression of modern and contemporary art, it includes the work of Mexican American, Chicano, Tejano, Hispanic, Nuyorican, and Cuban American artists, among other groups with a significant demographic presence in the United States. In a broader sense, the term can also apply to South American artists who made this country their home. The Blanton’s growing collection of Latino art holds approximately 500 works, a selection of which is included below.

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