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Biography
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Arts and Crafts
Ancient and Living Cultures Stencils: Ancient Mexico
Mira Bartok and Christine Ronan
1994 GoodYearBooks
Available from Shen's
ISBN# 0-673-36055-5
Five easy-to-do art projects take children on a journey through Mexico's
past from early Meso-American civilization to the time of the Aztecs. The
gods of creation, rain, wind, and sun are introduced through myths and stories.
A collection of stencils based on symbols and designs from Mexico's past
are included with activity instructions for making a calendar disk, pyramid,
codex book, ceremonial headdress, and story mural.
Ancient Mesoamerican Art and Cultures
1996 Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Available from Los Angeles County Museum of Art
This teacher kit from an Evenings for Educators program includes background
information on ancient Mesoamerican art and cultures, a bibliography; classroom
activity sheets, and 6 slides of Pre-Columbian art with an accompanying
teaching guide for each slide.
Arts of Mexico Timeline
1993 Crizmac
Available from Crizmac
A collection of 8 posters illustrating a chronological history of the development
of Mexican art and culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. Cultures,
sites and styles included are Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Veracruz, Mixtec,
Aztec, Colonial, and Contemporary.
Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation 1965-1985
1990 Regents of the University of California
Available from UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum
This Chicano art curriculum guide was developed by the Wight Art Gallery
at UCLA for grades 7-12 to accompany an exhibition of Chicano art. The materials
include background information on the historical issues surrounding the
Chicano movement, 13 activity guides linked to a collection of slides from
the exhibition, reference bibliography, and glossary.
Diego Rivera Postcards
1991 Chronicle Books
Available from Chronicle Books
ISBN# 0-8118-0044-X
A collection of 22 color reproductions of the art of Diego Rivera in postcard
format
En Calavera: The Papier-Mache Art of the Linares Family
1994 UCLA Fowler Museum
Available from UCLA Fowler Museum
This teacher pack contains eight slides from the Fowler exibit of "En
calavera: The papier mache art of the Linares family" and a curriculum
resource unit with background information and activities related to the
Linares family, the Mexican art of papier-mache, the graphic artist Jose
Guadalupe Posada, and the Day of the Dead celebration.
Frida Kahlo Postcards
1991 Chronicle Books
Available from Chronicle Books
ISBN# 0-8118-0039-3
A collection of 22 color reproductions of art work of Frida Khalo in postcard
format.
Gente del Sol
1996 Crizmac
Available from Crizmac
Six color reproductions of folk art from Mexico and Central America including
Mexican bark paintings, Huichol yarn paintings, and Guatemalan textiles.
Kingdom of Saints: Early Bultos of New Mexico
Michael O'Shaughnessy
1993 Red Crane Books
Available from Red Crane Books
ISBN# 1-878610-35-X
A collection of 22 color photographs of santos in the form of bultos from
New Mexico dated 1780-1970 in postcard format.
Kingdom of Saints: Early Retablos of New Mexico
Michael O'Shaughnessy
1993 Red Crane Books
Available from Red Crane Books
ISBN# 1-878610-36-8
A collection of 22 color photo reproductions of santos in the form of retablos
from New Mexico dated 1780-1907 in postcard format.
Mexican Mural Postcards by Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros
James Spero
1990 Dover Publications, Inc.
Available from Dover Publications, Inc.
ISBN# 0-486-26402-5
24 full-color postcards of murals by three major figures in the Mexican
mural tradition: Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros.
Mexican-American Multicultural Art Print Series
Getty Center for Education in the Arts
Available from Dale Seymour Publications
Five full-color posters of Mexican-American art. The back of each print
contains cultural context, thematic content, discussion questions and other
pertinent background information. The set includes "Baboon" by
Felipe Archuleta, "Vaquero" by Luis Jimenez, "Granite Weaving"
by Jesus Bautista Moroles, "Saint Anthony of Padua" by an unknown
18th artist, and "San Francisco to New York in One Hour" by Alexander
Maldonado.
Mother's Helper
Diego Rivera
1950 Shorewood Fine Art Reproductions, Inc.
Available from Shorewood Fine Art Reproductions, Inc.
Full color reproduction of Diego Rivera's 1950 painting of a girl helping
her mother.
Biography
Women of Hope: Latina Poster Series
1995 Bread and Roses
Available from Social Studies School Service
A collection of 12 posters of Latina women who have made important social,
artistic, and scientific contributions to the world. A teacher's guide with
biographical sketches and class activities on self-identity, family and
challenging stereotypes is included.
History of Mexican
Americans
Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation 1965-1985
1990 Regents of the University of California
Available from UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum
This Chicano art curriculum guide was developed by the Wight Art Gallery
at UCLA for grades 7-12 to accompany an exhibition of Chicano art. The materials
include background information on the historical issues surrounding the
Chicano movement, 13 activity guides linked to a collection of slides from
the exhibition, reference bibliography, and glossary
Math
Math of Mexico
1991 Lawrence Swienciki
Available from Dale Seymour Publications
Poster depicting the contributions of the Mayan civilization to mathematics
including their calendar and base 20 number system. |
