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Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art captured first place for excellence for exhibit catalogues from the Association of Art Museum Curators, New York. The exhibition catalogue, published by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in association with D Giles Ltd., London, was written by E. Carmen Ramos, curator of Latino art at the American Art Museum, with an introduction by U.S. Latino art scholar Tomás Ybarra-Frausto. The catalogue accompanied the exhibit on view at SAAM October 25, 2013—March 2, 2014; the exhibition is currently touring venues across the United States, and will open at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock on October 16.

The catalogue shared first-place honors with a publication from the Bard Graduate Center, New York.

Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
Author: Carmen Ramos
Publisher: Giles
Pages: 365
Format: hardback; also available in softcover
Publication Date: 2014
ISBN: 1907804447

Some selections from the exhibition (click to expand):

: Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art by E. Carmen Ramos

: Carlos Almaraz
Night Magic (Blue Jester), 1988
Oil
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gloria Werner. © 1988, Carlos Almaraz Estate

: María Magdalena Campos‑Pons
Constellation, 2004
instant color prints
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment. © 2004, María Magdalena Campos‑Pons

: Olga Albizu
Radiante, 1967
Oil
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of JPMorgan Chase

: Elia Alba
Larry Levan (snake), 2006, printed 2010
Gelatin silver print
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by William W.W. Parker. © 2006, Elia Alba

: Melesio “Mel” Casas
Humanscape 62, 1970
Acrylic
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment. © 1970, the Casas Family