Books related to exhibition The Metropolis in Latin America, 1830-1930

A selection of books is now available in the Research Library’s Plaza Reading Room to complement the Getty Research Institute’s current exhibition The Metropolis in Latin America, 1830–1930, one of four Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA exhibitions at the Getty Center. These books will be on reserve in this location through January 7, 2018. The list of book titles is below.

1. Amaral, Aracy. Arquitectura Neocolonial: América Latina, Caribe, Estados Unidos. Sao Paulo, Brazil: Memorial: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1994.

2. Almandoz, Arturo. Modernization, Urbanization and Development in Latin America, 1900s‐2000s. New York: Routledge, 2015.

3. Almandoz, Arturo. Planning Latin America’s Capital Cities 1850‐1950. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis, 2013.

4. Almandoz, Marte A. Entre Libros De Historia Urbana: Para Una Historiografia De La Ciudad Y El Urbanismo En America Latina. Caracas: Universidad Simón Bolívar: Editorial Equinoccio, 2008.

5. Bergdoll, Barry, Carlos E. Comas, Jorge F. Liernur, and Real P. Del. Latin America in Construction: Architecture, 1955‐1980. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2015.

6. Carranza, Luis E. and Fernando Luiz Lara. Modern architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology, and Utopia. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2014.

7. Diez, de B. F. M, Daniel Schávelzon, Jorge Tomasi, Ramón Gutiérrez, and Viñuales R. Gutiérrez. La Imagen De América: Los Dibujos De Arqueología Americana De Francisco Mújica Diez De Bonilla. Buenos Aires: Fundación para el Avance de los Estudios Mesoamericanos, Inc, 2005.

8. Dym, Jordana. Mapping Latin America: A Cartographic Reader. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011.

9. La Ciudad hispanoamericana: el sueño de un orden. Madrid: Centro de Estudios Históricos de Obras Públicas y Urbanismo, Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Urbanismo, 1989.

10. Evans, R T. Romancing the Maya: Mexican Antiquity in the American Imagination, 1820‐1915. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2004.

11. Gutiérrez Viñuales, Rodrigo. Monumento conmemorativo y espacio público en Iberoamérica. Madrid: Cátedra, 2004.

12. Hardoy, Jorge E, and Richard P. Morse. Nuevas Perspectivas En Los Estudios Sobre Historia Urbana Latinoamericana. Buenos Aires: Grupo Editor Latinoamericano, 1989.

13. Harris, Walter D. The Growth of Latin American Cities. Athens: Ohio University Press, 1971.

14. Hines, Thomas S. Architecture of the sun: Los Angeles modernism, 1900‐1970. New York: Rizzoli: Distributed to the U.S. trade by Random House, 2010.

15. Perrotta, Isabella. Promenades Do Rio: a Turistificação Da Cidade Pelos Guias De Viagem De 1873 a 1939. Rio de Janeiro: Hybris Design, 2015.

16. Rangel, Gabriela, and Jorge F. R. Pérez. Moderno: Design for Living in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela, 1940‐1978. New York: Americas Society, 2016.

17. Violich, Francis. Cities of Latin America: Housing and Planning to the South. New York: Reinhold, 1984.

18. Weitze, Karen J. California’s Mission Revival. Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, 1984.

Aimee Calfin, Senior Research Services Assistant

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    1. Thanks for letting us know! We apologize that the titles are no longer available. We are working on recreating the list and will post it in the comments soon.

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