Digital Resources: The Essex Collection of Art from Latin America
Digital Resources: The Essex Collection of Art from Latin America
- Joanne Harwood, Joanne HarwoodArt History, University of Essex
- Valerie FraserValerie FraserArt History, University of Essex
- , and Sarah J. DemeloSarah J. DemeloEssex Collection of Art from Latin America, University of Essex
Summary
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History. Please check back later for the full article.
The Essex Collection of Art from Latin America (ESCALA) was originally founded as the University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art (UECLAA) in 1993, but, with no permanent display space, a versatile online presence has been essential to its success as a resource for students, curators, and researchers. By about the year 2000 it comprised around 400 works from about 10 different countries.
While it is important to remember that viewing a work of art onscreen is no substitute for viewing it firsthand, the digital catalogue is an essential aspect of ESCALA’s activities. It can offer resources that a paper catalogue cannot (it can provide a record of an artist’s performance, for example), it serves as a versatile resource for teaching and research, and it generates interest in the field among those who happen upon it through random searches.
Subjects
- Cultural History
- Digital Innovations, Sources, and Interdisciplinary Approaches
