Preview the Exhibition

Pablo Helguera speaking at opening performance for Club Americano exhibition

Photo by Shane Godfrey 

Performer in front of crowd at opening performance for Club Americano exhibition
Henry Sargent's painting, The Dinner Party, about 1821

Henry Sargent, The Dinner Party, about 1821. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Sargent.

Henry Sargent, The Dinner Party, about 1821

Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Sargent.

Relief plaque by Samuel McIntire, Perspective machine, 1795

Relief plaque by Samuel McIntire, Perspective machine, 1795. Pine, glass lens. Gift of S. Richard Fuller and Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund and Charles Hitchcock Tyler Residuary Fund, by exchange.

Relief plaque by Samuel McIntire, Perspective machine, 1795

Pine, glass lens. Gift of S. Richard Fuller and Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund and Charles Hitchcock Tyler Residuary Fund, by exchange.

Ignacio de Castro's oil on copper painting, Castas de Nueva Espana (Castes of New Spain) / 1. De Espanol e Yndia, nace Mestizo (From Spaniard and Indian, a Mestizo is born), about 1775

Ignacio de Castro, Castas de Nueva España (Castes of New Spain) / 1. De Espanol e Yndia, nace Mestizo (From Spaniard and Indian, a Mestizo is born), about 1775. Oil on copper. Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund, Grant Walker Fund, and funds by exchange.

Ignacio de Castro, Castas de Nueva España (Castes of New Spain) / 1. De Espanol e Yndia, nace Mestizo (From Spaniard and Indian, a Mestizo is born), about 1775

Oil on copper. Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund, Grant Walker Fund, and funds by exchange.

Jost (Jodocus) Hondius's engraving of Map of North and South America, late 16th–early 17th century

Jost (Jodocus) Hondius, Map of North and South America, late 16th–early 17th century. Engraving. Bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter.

Jost (Jodocus) Hondius, Map of North and South America, late 16th–early 17th century

Engraving. Bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter.

Désiré Charnay's Photolithograph of Colossal head at the base of a pyramid in Izamal, Mexico, 1860.

Désiré Charnay, Colossal head at the base of a pyramid in Izamal, Mexico, 1860. Photolithograph (Poitevin process). Gift of Charles W. Millard III in honor of Chuck Isaacs and Carol Nigro.

Désiré Charnay, Colossal head at the base of a pyramid in Izamal, Mexico, 1860

Photolithograph (Poitevin process). Gift of Charles W. Millard III in honor of Chuck Isaacs and Carol Nigro.

Dave Drake (or Dave the Potter's), Jar, 1857

Dave Drake (or Dave the Potter), Jar, 1857. Stoneware with alkaline glaze. The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection.

Dave (later recorded as David Drake), Jar, 1857

Stoneware with alkaline glaze. The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection.

Leopoldo Méndez's Linocut piece, Deportation to Death (Deportacion a la muerte), 1942.

Leopoldo Méndez, Deportation to Death (Deportacion a la muerte), 1942. Linocut. Gift of W. G. Russell Allen.

Leopoldo Méndez, Deportation to Death (Deportacion a la muerte), 1942

Linocut. Gift of W. G. Russell Allen.

Maria Jacoba de la Torre's embroidered linen, Sampler, from the early 19th century

Maria Jacoba de la Torre, Sampler, early 19th century. Linen plain weave embroidered with linen and silk; trimmed with lace. Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb.

Maria Jacoba de la Torre, Sampler, early 19th century

Linen plain weave embroidered with linen and silk; trimmed with lace. Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb.

Wallace Nutting's hand-colored photograph, A Peep at the Hills

Wallace Nutting, A Peep at the Hills. Photograph, hand-colored. Gift of Richard Germann. 

Wallace Nutting, A Peep at the Hills

Photograph, hand-colored. Gift of Richard Germann. 

Pablo Helguera speaking at opening performance for Club Americano exhibition

Photo by Shane Godfrey 

Performer in front of crowd at opening performance for Club Americano exhibition
Henry Sargent's painting, The Dinner Party, about 1821

Henry Sargent, The Dinner Party, about 1821. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Sargent.

Henry Sargent, The Dinner Party, about 1821

Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Sargent.

Relief plaque by Samuel McIntire, Perspective machine, 1795

Relief plaque by Samuel McIntire, Perspective machine, 1795. Pine, glass lens. Gift of S. Richard Fuller and Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund and Charles Hitchcock Tyler Residuary Fund, by exchange.

Relief plaque by Samuel McIntire, Perspective machine, 1795

Pine, glass lens. Gift of S. Richard Fuller and Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund and Charles Hitchcock Tyler Residuary Fund, by exchange.

Ignacio de Castro's oil on copper painting, Castas de Nueva Espana (Castes of New Spain) / 1. De Espanol e Yndia, nace Mestizo (From Spaniard and Indian, a Mestizo is born), about 1775

Ignacio de Castro, Castas de Nueva España (Castes of New Spain) / 1. De Espanol e Yndia, nace Mestizo (From Spaniard and Indian, a Mestizo is born), about 1775. Oil on copper. Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund, Grant Walker Fund, and funds by exchange.

Ignacio de Castro, Castas de Nueva España (Castes of New Spain) / 1. De Espanol e Yndia, nace Mestizo (From Spaniard and Indian, a Mestizo is born), about 1775

Oil on copper. Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund, Grant Walker Fund, and funds by exchange.

Jost (Jodocus) Hondius's engraving of Map of North and South America, late 16th–early 17th century

Jost (Jodocus) Hondius, Map of North and South America, late 16th–early 17th century. Engraving. Bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter.

Jost (Jodocus) Hondius, Map of North and South America, late 16th–early 17th century

Engraving. Bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter.

Désiré Charnay's Photolithograph of Colossal head at the base of a pyramid in Izamal, Mexico, 1860.

Désiré Charnay, Colossal head at the base of a pyramid in Izamal, Mexico, 1860. Photolithograph (Poitevin process). Gift of Charles W. Millard III in honor of Chuck Isaacs and Carol Nigro.

Désiré Charnay, Colossal head at the base of a pyramid in Izamal, Mexico, 1860

Photolithograph (Poitevin process). Gift of Charles W. Millard III in honor of Chuck Isaacs and Carol Nigro.

Dave Drake (or Dave the Potter's), Jar, 1857

Dave Drake (or Dave the Potter), Jar, 1857. Stoneware with alkaline glaze. The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection.

Dave (later recorded as David Drake), Jar, 1857

Stoneware with alkaline glaze. The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection.

Leopoldo Méndez's Linocut piece, Deportation to Death (Deportacion a la muerte), 1942.

Leopoldo Méndez, Deportation to Death (Deportacion a la muerte), 1942. Linocut. Gift of W. G. Russell Allen.

Leopoldo Méndez, Deportation to Death (Deportacion a la muerte), 1942

Linocut. Gift of W. G. Russell Allen.

Maria Jacoba de la Torre's embroidered linen, Sampler, from the early 19th century

Maria Jacoba de la Torre, Sampler, early 19th century. Linen plain weave embroidered with linen and silk; trimmed with lace. Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb.

Maria Jacoba de la Torre, Sampler, early 19th century

Linen plain weave embroidered with linen and silk; trimmed with lace. Gift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb.

Wallace Nutting's hand-colored photograph, A Peep at the Hills

Wallace Nutting, A Peep at the Hills. Photograph, hand-colored. Gift of Richard Germann. 

Wallace Nutting, A Peep at the Hills

Photograph, hand-colored. Gift of Richard Germann.