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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

BARRIO DOG
Humanscape No. 141
72" X 96"
Acrylic/Canvas
1987 

© melesio b. de las casas. All Rights Reserved.

Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment 1998. 

and highlight Chicano identity.

BROWNIES OF THE SOUTHWEST
Humanscape No. 62
72" X 96"
Acrylic/Canvas
1970

© alfredo casas. All Rights Reserved.

Museum  purchase through the Lusita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment 2012. 

Educational Commentary: This video features E. Carmen Ramos, former Curator of Latinx Art, analyzing Humanscape 62 (Brownies of the Southwest). Video content is provided courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and is used here for non-commercial educational purposes.

Copyright Notice: While the video production is property of the Smithsonian, the underlying intellectual property and copyright for the painting Humanscape No. 62 by Mel Casas is held by © Alfredo Casas. All rights reserved.

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