Shaping A New Art History: LACMA’s Collection of Spanish Colonial Art

Join us for this special program, with guest speaker Ilona Katzew, Department Head and Curator, Latin American Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

This event will take place in our Capitol Room, located in the Smith Building across the plaza (upstairs from the Blanton Café).  A light lunch will be provided. Seating is limited so please click below link to RSVP and secure your place.

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Museum admission is always free on Thursdays. On the third Thursday of each month, the museum remains open until 9 pm.

The Blanton is located at the intersection of Congress Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.  Paid parking is available in the Blanton/Brazos Garage on Brazos Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Parking is $4; bring your ticket with you to the front desk of the museum.

IMAGE CREDIT
Noble Woman with Her Black Slave (Sra. principal con su negra esclava)
Vicente Albán (Ecuador, Quito, active second half of 18th century) circa 1783
Oil on canvas
Canvas: 32 × 41 3/4 in. (81.28 × 106.05 cm)
Frame: 36 1/4 × 47 × 1 3/4 in. (92.08 × 119.38 × 4.45 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art Deaccession Fund