University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Art & Art History ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 5-1-2011 The Open Veins of Guayasamín's Paintings Maria Otero Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/arth_etds Part of the History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons Recommended Citation Otero, Maria. "The Open Veins of Guayasamín's Paintings." (2011). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/arth_etds/12 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Art & Art History ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ii THE OPEN VEINS OF GUAYASAMÍN'S PAINTINGS by MARÍA OTERO THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Art History The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico May, 2011 iii DEDICATION To my parents, Charlene and Frank Otero. This thesis is but one example of the many wonderful things you have made possible for me. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to sincerely thank my advisor and committee chair, the Distinguished Dr. David Craven, for his strong support, wise guidance, and dedication to my project. Thank you for encouraging me to write about Guayasamín and for helping me to do so in a way in which his work deserves to be investigated. I have learned a great deal from working with you. I also thank my other committee members, Dr. Holly Barnet-Sánchez and Dr. Kirsten Buick. Dr.