Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
On October 12, 2022 Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Natasha Trethewey offered a stirring reading from her book “Thrall” (2012) in response to the casta paintings (depictions of racial mixing) in LACMA’s exhibition "Archive of the World Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800".
lacma.org/art/exhibition/archive-of-the-world.
The reading was followed by a lively discussion, surrounded by the exhibition's art, with distinguished scholars IIona Katzew, Curator and Department Head, Latin American Art, LACMA, and author of "Casta Painting: Images of Race in Eighteenth-Century Mexico" (2004; reprint 2005), and Miguel A. Valerio, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Washington University in St. Louis, and author of "Sovereign Joy: Afro-Mexican Kings and Queens, 1539–1640" (2022).
To learn more about the event and the works included in the reading, please visit: unframed.lacma.org/2022/12/06/ut-pictura-poesis-casta-painting-and-poetry-natasha-trethewey
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On October 12, 2022 Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Natasha Trethewey offered a stirring reading from her book “Thrall” (2012) in response to the casta paintings (depictions of racial mixing) in LACMA’s exhibition "Archive of the World Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800".
lacma.org/art/exhibition/archive-of-the-world.
The reading was followed by a lively discussion, surrounded by the exhibition's art, with distinguished scholars IIona Katzew, Curator and Department Head, Latin American Art, LACMA, and author of "Casta Painting: Images of Race in Eighteenth-Century Mexico" (2004; reprint 2005), and Miguel A. Valerio, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Washington University in St. Louis, and author of "Sovereign Joy: Afro-Mexican Kings and Queens, 1539–1640" (2022).
To learn more about the event and the works included in the reading, please visit: unframed.lacma.org/2022/12/06/ut-pictura-poesis-casta-painting-and-poetry-natasha-trethewey
About LACMA
Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of nearly 140,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, and global partnerships to share collections and programs, create pioneering initiatives, and engage new audiences.
Connect with LACMA
Subscribe for our latest videos: lacma.org/videos
Explore our collection online: collections.lacma.org
Plan your visit to LACMA: lacma.org/visit
Support the museum and become a member: lacma.org/support
Follow us on social
Facebook: facebook.com/LACMA
Twitter: twitter.com/lacma
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