The African presence in México
Subtitle: from Yanga to the present
By: [catalogue coordinated by Claudia Herrera].
Contributors: Herrera, Claudia.; Mexican Fine Arts Center--Museum (Chicago, Ill.); Museo de Historia Mexicana (Monterrey, Mexico); National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico.
Publisher: Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng; spa
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781889410036
Subjects: Mexican Fine Arts Center--Museum (Chicago, Ill.) -- Exhibitions.; Blacks in art -- Exhibitions.; Blacks -- Mexico -- Exhibitions.; Mexico -- Civilization -- African influences -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: For nearly 500 years, the existence and contributions of the African descendants in Mexico have been overlooked. Soon Africans arrived in Mexico in 1519 Yanga, an African leader, founded the first free African township in the Americas (January 6, 1609). Since then Africans have continued to contribute their artistic, culinary, musical, and cultural traditions to Mexican culture through the present day. No exhibition has showcased the history, artistic expressions, and practices of Afro-Mexicans in such a broad scope as this one, which includes a comprehensive range of artwork from 18th Century Colonial Caste Paintings to contemporary artistic expressions.
Notes: "Exhibition itinerary 2006-2007: Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, February 11-September 3, 2006; Museo de Historia Mexicana, Monterrey, November 15, 2006-February 25, 2007; National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, March 31-August 12, 2007."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-225).
Table of contents: title: The African presence in México = La presencia africana en México / by Sagrario Cruz-Carretero; title: An historical survey : Afro-Mexican depictions and identity in the visual arts = Una visión histórica : representaciones afro-mexicanas e identidad en las artes visuales / by Cesáreo Moreno; title: Who are we now? : roots, resistance, and recognition = Quiénes somos ahora? : raíces, resistencia, y reconocimiento / by Elena Gonzales; title: Racism in Mexico : exposing the myth = Racismo en México : develando el mito / by Maria Rosario Jackson.