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Olmec Art

February 1, 2017

By James Doyle

Olmec artists were revolutionary for their time, establishing the first major widespread styles in Mesoamerica, laying the foundation for later innovation from the central Mexican metropolis of Teotihuacan south to the Maya area.

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Olmec Babies as Early Portraiture in the Americas

April 17, 2015

By James Doyle

Assistant Curator James Doyle explores themes woven into the creation and use of ceramic baby figures made by the Olmec civilization in ancient Central Mexico.

editorial

Now on MetCollects: Mysteries of an Ancient Olmec Kneeling Figure

June 18, 2018

By Dana Miller

Production Editor Dana Miller introduces a new episode of MetCollects that takes an in-depth look at an ancient Olmec kneeling figure new to the Museum's collection.

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This 3,000-year-old Olmec face was made to last. What can we learn from it?

December 19, 2013

By Joanne Pillsbury

"Being able to recognize a face is one of those fundamental survival skills."

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La Venta: Stone Sculpture

October 1, 2001

By Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

In addition to the three-dimensional colossal heads, Olmec sculptors carved stelae and thrones with a mixture of low- and high-relief techniques.

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Jade in Mesoamerica

October 1, 2001

By Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Generally small in scale, exhibiting an extraordinary command of the extremely difficult-to-carve stone medium, Olmec jade objects were of preference translucent blue green in color and were unsurpassed in the ancient Americas for compact, symmetrically balanced, three-dimensional form, and elegance of surface detail.

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Fauvism

October 1, 2004

By Sabine Rewald

The Fauve painters were the first to break with Impressionism as well as with older, traditional methods of perception.

editorial

Enclosed Within: A Big Innovation for Small Books

June 8, 2016

By Kyle Olmon

Former Intern Kyle Olmon discusses the innovative enclosure he designed for Book Conservation.

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The Rise of Modernity in South Asia

October 1, 2004

By Atteqa Ali

A group of artists known as the Bengal School believed they could develop a modern art that was uniquely Indian and not European through the use of Hindu themes and the recovery of older art forms.

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Sharpening Ceremony and Ritual: The Beautiful Blades of Golden Kingdoms

March 21, 2018

By James Doyle

Assistant Curator James Doyle explores the artistry of a selection of blades on view in the exhibition Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas.