By the Spanish conquest, the tall wooden cup was called a quero (qero, kero

By the Spanish conquest, the tall wooden cup was called a quero (qero, kero), meaning “wood,” in Quechua. The specialized wood carvers were known as querocamayoc.

Stuart Davis lived most of his life in New York City, and the majority of his work echoes the sights and sounds of metropolitan America. Dixieland jazz, blinking neon, glaring billboards, and even gasoline pumps appear in his canvases. An artist deeply attuned to his environment, Davis reflected the idiom of modern America.

Textiles are some of the finest and most specialized arts of the Andes, providing fundamental information regarding regional production, developed techniques, and adopted styles. This implement represents one of the principal tools used in textile manufacture for spinning and plying thread.

Textiles are some of the finest and most specialized arts of the Andes, providing fundamental information regarding regional production, developed techniques, and adopted styles. This implement represents one of the principal tools used in textile manufacture for spinning and plying thread.

Textiles are some of the finest and most specialized arts of the Andes, providing fundamental information regarding regional production, developed techniques, and adopted styles. Loom end sticks serve to establish the top and base of a weaver’s loom.

Among the most important of René Magritte’s early surrealist works, The Light of Coincidences effects a masterful deception.