Latin American Art

The Latin American Collection at Phoenix Art Museum includes over 400 objects from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The strengths of the Collection are Spanish Colonial and early 20th century Mexican artworks.

The Spanish Colonial Gallery houses 18th century portraiture, religious paintings and sculptures, colonial furniture and decorative arts. The diverse collection of objects reflects the blend of European, Asian and indigenous traditions that were used by Colonial artists to create their own distinctive American vision.

Notable artworks in the 20th Century Latin American Collection are Frida Kahlo's The Suicide of Dorothy Hale, Rufino Tamayo's Dos figuras en rojo (Two Figures in Red), and Diego Rivera's Mujer Indigena Tejiendo (Indian Spinning). Recent works by contemporary Latin American artists also are included in the Collection.

If you are interested in supporting this area of the collection, consider joining La Alianza - Latin American Art Alliance.

Left: Dos figuras en rojo (Two Figures in Red), Rufino Tamayo, 1973. Oil on canvas. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of the Friends of Mexican Art. Center: Indigena tejiendo (Indian Spinning), Diego Rivera, 1936. Oil on canvas. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce. Right: El suicidio de Dorothy Hale (The Suicide of Dorothy Hale), Frida Kahlo, 1939. Oil on masonite with painted frame. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor.