At the beginning of the 20th century a lively and profitable exchange developed between artists in the United States and Mexico. The Americans were full of enthusiasm for the Mexican synthesis of history and modernity and their social commitment, which contrasted strongly with the consumer culture in the U.S. The Mexican artists in turn found important financiers across the border. The volume shows through paintings, drawings, photographs and graphical...

A collaboration by the New York University Child Study Center and the Museum of the City of New York presents works by children five to eighteen from New York and its suburbs, along with essays by artists, writers, historians, and leaders.