At this symposium, presented in conjunction with the Johnson Museum of Art exhibition “Colonial Crossings: Art, Identity, and Belief in the Spanish Americas,” established scholars whose work encompasses a variety of regions and approaches to colonial Latin American art history offer new methodologies seeking to expand the boundaries of this visual culture. The symposium was made possible through the generous support of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation.
The first session, “Framing the Divine: Visualizing Devotion in the Spanish Americas,” was moderated by Ananda Cohen-Aponte (Cornell University).
Presentations at the first session were: “Trent as Compass: Directions, Circuits, and Crossings of the Visual and Canonical in Spanish America,” Cristina Cruz González (Oklahoma State University); “Invisible Soldiers and Constant Servants: The Pre-Hispanic Roots of the Andean Cult of Angels,” Maya Stanfield-Mazzi (University of Florida); and “Framing Miracles for a New World: The Oval,” Jennifer Baez (University of Washington).