Shipp, Steve. Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era: a Biographical Dictionary of More Than 12,700 Persons.(Book Review)(Brief Article)

McFarland. 2003. 918p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 0-7864-1057-4. $115. REF

This biographical dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean artists focuses on the 20th century, though many 19th-century artists are also included. The artists represented work in a variety of media, and while relatively unknown outside their home countries, they exhibit regularly in gallery and museum shows as well as competitions. Shipp gathered names from gallery and museum directors, though he admits the difficulty in compiling biographical information, as published sources often conflict. Though this is the author's first foray in the art world (and his second reference for McFarland, after …