Paper Trails: Latin American Art in Print (1950-1995) features important portfolios of modern and contemporary Latin American printmaking in the collection of the Blanton Museum of Art. During the 1960s, as interest in Latin American art increased internationally, curated print sets emerged as portable exhibitions showcasing the art of the region and of particular countries to audiences abroad. This show explores prominent portfolios produced in the context of a regional printmaking boom that was bolstered by a network of international biennials, key printmaking studios, and the support of transnational corporations. It will feature print sets produced in influential workshops in Mexico and Puerto Rico, while also featuring print sets from other countries, including Bolivia and Paraguay, whose art is seldom exhibited in the United States.
Curated by Florencia Bazzano, Assistant Curator of Latin American Art, Blanton Museum of Art
Gustavo Medeiros Anaya, Pictografía 60, del I Portafolio de arte boliviano [Pictography 60, from the I Portfolio of Bolivian Art], 1988, twelve-color screenprint, 22 1/16 × 33 7/8 in., Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Barbara Duncan, 1994 © Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Antonio Frasconi, Gráfica latinoamericana, del portafolio Gráfica latinoamericana [Latin American Graphic Art, from the portfolio Latin American Graphic Art], 1971, screenprint, 30 1/8 × 22 5/16 in., Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Ms. Dana Ravel in memory of her husband, Mr. Gene Ravel, 1997, © Antonio Frasconi/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY © Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Enrique Grau Araujo, La cita, del portafolio 21 estampadores de Colombia, Mexico y Venezuela [The Date, from the portfolio 21 Printmakers of Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela], 1972, color screenprint, 29 7/8 x 22 1/16 in., Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1982 ©
José Antonio Torres Martino, Cangrejeros, del portafolio Grabados: La Estampa Puertorriqueña [Crabbers, from the portfolio Engravings: The Puerto Rican Print], 1951, color screenprint, 11 15/16 × 10 in., Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Ronald Christ, 1982 © Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Leticia Tarragó, Muñeca 2, del portafolio Diez grabados mexicanos [Doll 2, from the portfolio Ten Mexican Prints], circa 1970, etching and aquatint in color, 21 1/4 x 25 3/16 in., Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Thomas Cranfill, 1982 ©
Rogelio Polesello, Surmandalismo, del portafolio Gráfica latinoamericana [Sur-mandalaism, from the portfolio Latin American Graphic Art], 1971, screenprint, 30 1/8 × 22 3/16 in., Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Ms. Dana Ravel in memory of her husband, Mr. Gene Ravel, 1997 © Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Trindade Leal, Amazona (equestrienne), do portfólio História da gravura no Brasil I [Amazon (Equestrian), from the portfolio History of Engraving in Brazil I], 1968, color woodcut, 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in., Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of José Mindlin, 1981 ©
Mercedes Pardo, Helios, del portafolio 21 estampadores de Colombia, Mexico y Venezuela [Helios, from the portfolio 21 Printmakers of Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela], 1972, color screenprint, 29 13/16 × 22 3/16 in., Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1982
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