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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Kathleen Brady Stimpert, 5124756784, [email protected] Tessa KriegerCarlisle, 5124718433, [email protected] PAINTINGS FROM ESTEEMED SPANISH COLONIAL COLLECTION OFFER NEW INSIGHT INTO DEPICTIONS OF THE VIRGIN MARY Reenvisioning the Virgin Mary: Colonial Painting from South America On View through July 3, 2016 AUSTIN, Texas – August 27, 2015 – The Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin recently opened the second phase of Reenvisioning the Virgin Mary: Colonial Paintings from South America. Featuring loans from one of the country’s most distinguished collections of colonial South American artthe Marilynn and Carl Thoma Collection of Chicagothe exhibition investigates representations of the Virgin that emerged within colonial Latin America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The first iteration of the presentation featured works from both the Thoma Collection and the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection of New York, and showcased Marian imagery created by Europeans and brought from Spain to the New World. Together, the two phases of Reenvisioning the Virgin Mary underscore the vast influence of Spain and the Catholic Church during the period and illustrate the transmission–and also the transformation–of imagery of the Virgin as it traveled from Europe to the Americas, and then throughout the Americas. Created in the modernday countries of Peru and Bolivia, the “sculpture paintings” now on view mark the shift in representations of the Virgin from Europe to the Americas. Created by indigenous artists, the paintings reflect and were inspired by local miracles attributed to sculptures of Mary, which could be found in churches and holy places throughout the region. The works attest to the propagation of images of the Virgin in South America, as well as her rise in popularity during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Moving beyond Marian iconography imported from Europe, these works reflect the artistic and cultural practices of the region, and reveal their emerging localized traditions of Catholicism. To provide additional context, two original maps from the period–one Dutch and one French–are featured in the exhibition, on special loan from the Benson Latin American Collection, part of the University of Texas Libraries. ###

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       FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE    MEDIA  CONTACTS:  Kathleen  Brady  Stimpert,  512-­‐475-­‐6784,  [email protected]  Tessa  Krieger-­‐Carlisle,  512-­‐471-­‐8433,  [email protected]    

 PAINTINGS  FROM  ESTEEMED  SPANISH  COLONIAL  COLLECTION  OFFER  NEW  INSIGHT  INTO  

DEPICTIONS  OF  THE  VIRGIN  MARY    

Re-­‐envisioning  the  Virgin  Mary:  Colonial  Painting  from  South  America    On  View  through  July  3,  2016  

 AUSTIN,  Texas  –  August  27,  2015  –  The  Blanton  Museum  of  Art  at  the  University  of  Texas  at  Austin  recently  opened  the  second  phase  of  Re-­‐envisioning  the  Virgin  Mary:  Colonial  Paintings  from  South  America.  Featuring  loans  from  one  of  the  country’s  most  distinguished  collections  of  colonial  South  American  art⎯the  Marilynn  and  Carl  Thoma  Collection  of  Chicago⎯the  exhibition  investigates  representations  of  the  Virgin  that  emerged  within  colonial  Latin  America  during  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries.  The  first  iteration  of  the  presentation  featured  works  from  both  the  Thoma  Collection  and  the  Patricia  Phelps  de  Cisneros  Collection  of  New  York,  and  showcased  Marian  imagery  created  by  Europeans  and  brought  from  Spain  to  the  New  World.  Together,  the  two  phases  of  Re-­‐envisioning  the  Virgin  Mary  

underscore  the  vast  influence  of  Spain  and  the  Catholic  Church  during  the  period  and  illustrate  the  transmission–and  also  the  transformation–of  imagery  of  the  Virgin  as  it  traveled  from  Europe  to  the  Americas,  and  then  throughout  the  Americas.    Created  in  the  modern-­‐day  countries  of  Peru  and  Bolivia,  the  “sculpture  paintings”  now  on  view  mark  the  shift  in  representations  of  the  Virgin  from  Europe  to  the  Americas.  Created  by  indigenous  artists,  the  paintings  reflect  and  were  inspired  by  local  miracles  attributed  to  sculptures  of  Mary,  which  could  be  found  in  churches  and  holy  places  throughout  the  region.  The  works  attest  to  the  propagation  of  images  of  the  Virgin  in  South  America,  as  well  as  her  rise  in  popularity  during  the  sixteenth,  seventeenth,  and  eighteenth  centuries.  Moving  beyond  Marian  iconography  imported  from  Europe,  these  works  reflect  the  artistic  and  cultural  practices  of  the  region,  and  reveal  their  emerging  localized  traditions  of  Catholicism.  To  provide  additional  context,  two  original  maps  from  the  period–one  Dutch  and  one  French–are  featured  in  the  exhibition,  on  special  loan  from  the  Benson  Latin  American  Collection,  part  of  the  University  of  Texas  Libraries.    

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The  Blanton’s  Latin  American  Collection  The  Blanton  holds  one  of  the  oldest,  largest,  and  most  comprehensive  collections  of  Latin  American  art  in  the  country.  Among  those  represented  are  Joaquín  Torres-­‐García,  Carlos  Cruz–Diez,  Anna  Bella  Geiger,  Gego,  Luis  Camnitzer,  and  Cildo  Meireles.    The  collection  was  greatly  enriched  in  1971  with  the  donation  of  54  paintings  from  the  collection  of  John  and  Barbara  Duncan.  This  gift  was  later  expanded  to  include  an  additional  41  paintings  and  227  works  on  paper.  The  Blanton's  early  leadership  in  the  field  of  Latin  American  art  and  scholarship  owes  much  to  the  Duncans'  visionary  gift.    With  the  addition  of  120  works  from  Judy  and  Charles  Tate  in  2014,  the  Latin  American  collection  now  comprises  more  than  2,200  modern  and  contemporary  paintings,  prints,  drawings,  and  sculptures,  reflecting  the  great  diversity  of  Latin  American  art  and  culture.  More  than  600  artists  from  Mexico,  South  and  Central  America,  and  the  Caribbean  are  represented.      About  the  Blanton  Museum  of  Art  Founded  in  1963,  the  Blanton  Museum  of  Art  is  one  of  the  foremost  university  art  museums  in  the  country  and  holds  the  largest  public  collection  in  Central  Texas.  Recognized  for  its  modern  and  contemporary  American  and  Latin  American  art,  Italian  Renaissance  and  Baroque  paintings,  and  encyclopedic  collection  of  prints  and  drawings,  the  Blanton  offers  thought-­‐provoking,  visually  arresting,  and  personally  moving  encounters  with  art.    The  museum  is  located  at  the  intersection  of  Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  Boulevard  and  Congress  Avenue  and  is  open  Tuesday  through  Friday  from  10–5,  Saturday  from  11–5,  and  Sunday  from  1–5.  Thursdays  are  free  admission  days  and  every  third  Thursday  the  museum  is  open  until  9.  Admission  Prices:  Adults  $9,  Kids  12  and  under  FREE,  Seniors  (65+)  $7,  Youth/College  Students  (13–21)  $5.  Admission  is  free  to  members,  all  current  UT  ID-­‐holders.  For  additional  information  call  (512)  471-­‐7324  or  visit  www.blantonmuseum.org.    Image  captions:  Unidentified  artist  (Peru,  Cuzco)  Our  Lady  of  Miracles  (Cuzco),  17th  or  18th  century  Oil  on  copper  with  gold  9  5/8  x  7  3/4  in.  The  Marilynn  and  Carl  Thoma  Collection