Tag: Peru

Latin American Art – 1954

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Misty Dancers

Held in Brazil, in 1954, almost 2,000 works of art out of 4,000, were from Latin American Countries

Marketgoers From Venezuela

Harmony

As this magazine is 70 years there is a lot of fading & yellowing. I turned up the white & blacks points a bit to get a better look.

Hot Sextet From Havana

Metal Maiden

Tropic of Cancer

The Embrace

Leather Lady

This article is arranged in the same order as in the magazine LIFE May, 1954. The last page is one image.

Chickens

Houses

Three Graces

Procession

Blind Leading Blind

Shanties

Here is the cover of the magazine I found this article in. Following is the intro, which is on page 1. I put this out of order, as I wanted to get right to the art.

Pics from photos in magazine © Resa McConaghy – November 2024

Peruvian Patio

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On Harbord Street, Toronto

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There’s an adorable patio on the side of a Peruvian- Latin American restaurant.

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Most of the image is painted on the wall.

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Some of the characters are painted on separate wood cut-outs, then placed a bit away from the wall.

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This creates a 3D effect, which is more effective in real life than in a photo.

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Love the humor!

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The pano shots look great blown up.

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Pics taken by Resa – July 24, 2016

Toronto, Canada

The artist is unknown to me.

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