Teacher Resources for 2007

Central and South American Links

Web sites - Art of the Ancient Americas

Books and Magazine Articles

  • Arsenault, D. "Gender Relationships and Symbolism in Moche Shamanic Contexts." British Archaeological Reports (Vol. 982, 2001), 93-108.
  • Pillsbury, Joanne. Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru. National Gallery of Art, 2001.
  • Quilter, Jeffrey. Treasures of the Andes: The Glories of Inca and Pre-Columbian South America. Duncan Baird Publishers, 2005.

National Geographic Magazine Articles and Books

  • National Geographic Photo in the News: Looted Peru Headdress Recovered in London http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/
    2006/08/060818-peru-headdress.html
  • Gwin, Peter. "Peruvian Temple of Doom." National Geographic (July 2004), 102-17.
  • Sloan, Christopher P. Bury the Dead: Tombs, Corpses, Mummies, Skeletons, and Rituals. National Geographic Books, 2002.
  • Donnan, Christopher B. "Moche Burials Uncovered." National Geographic (March 2001), 58-73.
  • Fagan, Brian. Into the Unknown: Solving Ancient Mysteries. National Geographic Books, 1997.
  • Alva, Walter. "The Moche of Ancient Peru." National Geographic (June 1990), 2-15.
  • Donnan, Christopher B. "The Moche of Ancient Peru." National Geographic (June 1990), 16-33.
  • Long, Michael E. "Enduring Echoes of Peru's Past," National Geographic (June 1990), 34-49.
  • Alva, Walter. "Discovering the New World's Richest Unlooted Tomb." National Geographic (October 1988), 510-48.
  • Donnan, Christopher B. "Unraveling the Mystery of the Warrior-Priest." National Geographic (October 1988), 550-55.
  • Strong, William Duncan. "Finding the Tomb of a Warrior-God." National Geographic (April 1947), 453-82.

Salsa Dance

History of Dance

Jade Esteban Estrada

  • FOLKTALE TYPES FOR JUAN BOBO TALES COLLECTED BY J. ALDEN MASON
    www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-54836351.html
  • Latin American Folklore: Myths, & Legends from Central America ... Read retellings of Latin American folklore, including Native American myths, legends, and folktales. Stories come from all over Latin America.
    www.americanfolklore.net/latin-american-folklore.html
  • Maya culture: tales were told to Fernando Peñalosa by don Pedro Miguel Say, a famous Q'anjob'al storyteller from San Miguel Acátan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala.
    www.kstrom.net/isk/maya/mayastor.html
  • MYTH*ING LINKS An Annotated & Illustrated Collection of Worldwide Links to Mythologies, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Sacred Arts & Sacred Traditions Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D.
  • Puerto Rican folktales: Designed as a curriculum unit by a member of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Includes bibliography.
    www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1993/2/93.02.12.x.html
  • A web site from the Majorie Barrick Museum shares facts about foods of Central and South America and other links to Maya information -
    http://hrc.nevada.edu/museum/Education/MayaEducation/foods.html
  • Images of pottery used for
    www.barakatgallery.com/Store/
    Index.cfm?FuseAction=SearchItems&UserID=0
    For images of Pre-Columbian chocolate pots go to the gallery web site and type "chocolate pot" into the search box.
  • Story of the Creation of the Moon. How the rabbit Tul became part of the Mexican people's calendar, as a grateful reminder of his help in kindling for them the glorious Sun of the Night. The Creation of the Moon www.mexicolore.co.uk/index.php?one=azt&two=sto&tab=two&id=152
  • Arts Curriculum Online, 'Aztec Empire' at the Guggenheim, The Guggenheim (New York) offers background resource material on the Aztecs. www.guggenheim.org/artscurriculum/lessons/aztec_intro.php
  • Books referenced at two educational sites
    www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1997/1/97.01.06.x.html
    http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/library/theme/folktales/
    • Arroz Con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America, Selected and illustrated by Lulu Delacre, a Scholastic Blue Ribbon Book, Scholastic Inc., New York, 1989. 32 pp. for elementary and middle schools
    • Legends of the World, Troll Associates, 1995. 32 pp. Juan Bobo and the Horse of Seven Colors: A Puerto Rican Legend, Afer winning seven wishes from a magical horse, the foolish Juan Bobo wastes six of them on his way to try to make the King's daughter laugh. A Puerto Rican version of the story of the magical seven-colored horse that appears throughout Latin America and the American Southwest. See also THE LITTLE SEVEN-COLORED HORSE, A Spanish American Folktale, Includes a page of introductory information on Puerto Rico.
    • People of Corn: A Mayan Story, retold by Mary-Joan Gerson, illustrated by Carla Golembe. Little Brown and Company (Canada) Limited, 1995. 30 pp, Maya creation story found in the Popol Vuh, good for elementary and higher grades.
      Jaffe, Nina. The Golden Flower. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996. A Taino myth from Puerto Rico. This tale tells of how the oceans and the rivers came to be a part of the world. It tells how a boy gathered seeds and decided to plant them at the top of a great mountain. From the seed grew a great yellow globe like the sun. Two men raced to get the great globe for themselves. They both grabbed it at the same time. They pulled and pulled on it until they dropped it. The great ball rolled down the mountain where it hit a sharp rock and burst open. Waves of water poured from within the great yellow globe until it covered the earth. Along with the water came fish of every kind which filled the great waters that later came to be known as the sea.
    • Sanchez, Enrique O. Abuela's Weave. New York: Lee and Low Books, Inc., 1993. A story from Guatemala about a young girl and her grandmother, each weaving different articles to sell at the market. The most important piece they made was a large tapestry with images of Guatemala. It contained intricate symbols of the country's history. There were also heroines and heroes woven into the tapestry. They sold all of their weavings at the market on that day. Weaving is a major art form of the Hispanic culture. This story was written by Omar S. Castaneda.

African and African American Links

Alison Saar

  • Santa Monica review Travelin Light: "newly created monumental sculptural works ... blending the simplicity of a figurative format with the emotional strength." (Santa Monica Museum of Art)
    http://artscenecal.com/ArticlesFile/Archive/
    Articles1999/Articles0399/CR0399.html
  • Photos of Alison Saar's work
    www.artnet.com/artist/14757/alison-saar.html
  • An interview conducted by Ilana Stanger for NYFA New York Foundation for the Arts. This article was originally created for TheArtBiz.com. It appears on NYFA Interactive courtesy of the Abigail Rebecca Cohen Library.
    www.nyfa.org/level4.asp?id=111&fid=1&sid=51&tid=167
  • Rebecca Epstein, Los Angeles City Beat, March 9-15, 2006 www.lacitybeat.com ... sculptures in her first solo show at LA|Louver deserve tremendous applause - for their emotional honesty, sure, but more for the balance of strength and tenderness, in form and idea, through which she conveys it.
    Around the Galleries, Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2006 www.latimes.com Energy Bursts from Wooden Forms | Review Excerpt ...The figures are carved out of wood and coated either in paint or scraps of hammered ceiling tin, resulting in a warm, folksy spectrum of tones and textures. Though stiff, they're full-bodied and sensual, their postures bursting with energy.
  • http://artscenecal.com/ArticlesFile/Archive/
    Articles1997/Articles0397/BaumProfile.html
    Jan Baum Alison Saar: American Artist, Down to The Crossroads: The Art of Alison Saar, Judith Wilson, Callaloo, Vol. 14, No. 1. (Winter, 1991), pp. 107-123.

Hip Hop Dance

  • Books
    • The Vibe History of Hip Hop by Alan Light Three Rivers Press, 1999
    • WB Girlz, Powerhouse Book, 2005
    • Yes, Yes, Y'all: The Experience Music Project: The Oral History of the Hip Hop Decade by Jim Fricke and Charlie Ahearn
  • DVDs
    • Live at Broadway Dance Center and Breaking Foundation
      Bayview Films, 2006
    • Kidz Hip Hop Jam
      Rov Biz Productions, 2006
  • Movies and Documentaries
    • Breakin', Joel Silberg Director, 2005
    • Rize, David LaChappelle, Director, 2005
    • Wild Style, Charlie Ahearn, Director, 1983
  • Websites for Hip Hop performers

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