Atrial Cross, convento San Agustín de Acolman, mid-16th century Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris For more on this cross and more art history: http://smarthistory.org/atrial-cross-acolman/.
Baltasar de Echave Ibía, The Hermits, Saint Paul and Saint Anthony, c. 1620, oil on copper, 51.5 x 37.5 cm (Museo Nacional de Arte [MUNAL], Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Christ Crucified, 17th century, ivory (Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Lauren G. Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris, Smarthistory, and Steven Zucker.
This course unit contains, a presentation on the Transatlantic Slave Trade; a presentation on the Columbian Exchange; a primary source worksheet about the impact of the Columbian Exchange; an introductory lesson on power in the Spanish Empire & the development of racial caste systems in the Americas; primary source documents and analysis questions related to the Middle Passage; and finally, discussion questions about the 2016 miniseries Roots.
Artist unknown, Crowned Nun Portrait of Sor María de Guadalupe, c. 1800, oil on canvas (Banamex collection, Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Jerónimo de Balbás, Altar of the Kings (Altar de los Reyes), 1718-37, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary (Mexico City). A conversation with Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker.
A conversation between Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris in front of Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz, Christ Consoled by Angels, 18th century, oil on copper, 84.5 x 64.5 cm (Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City). Created by Smarthistory.
Murals, c. 1560-90, large cloister of the ex-convento, San Agustín de Acolman, Mexico. Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
A conversation between Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris in front of a pendant triptych with scenes of the Passion, 16th century, boxwood, feathers, gold, enamel, 4.4 x 4.4 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Created by Beth Harris, Smarthistory, and Steven Zucker.
Contrary to what is portrayed in the media, being Latin American can consist of and look like many things. The goal of this unit is to help students understand the connections between colonialism and the ethnic demographics of Latin America.
Santiago on Horseback, 16th century, polychromed and gilded wood (Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico) A conversation between Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris, Steven Zucker, and Smarthistory.
The Church of San Pedro Apóstol de Andahuaylillas,1570-1606, stone, adobe, kur-kur, Andahuaylillas, Peru Speakers: Norma Barbacci, Program Director for Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, World Monuments Fund and Steven Zucker, Smarthistory. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Circle of the Gonzales family (artist), c. 1697-1701, Mexico, oil on wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, 229.9 x 275.8 cm (Brooklyn Museum and Museo Nacional del Virreinato - INAH, Tepotzotlán). Speakers: Dr. Lauren G. Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris.
Virgin of Guadalupe, late 17th century, 190 cm high, oil paint, gilding, and mother of pearl on panel (Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City). Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Andrés de Concha, St. Cecilia, 1590, oil on wood (Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico) A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank.
A conversation between Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker in the atrium of the ex-convento, San Agustín de Acolman, Acolman de Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico. Created by Smarthistory.