Envisioning+Ecology

Welcome. This page houses resources related to the program [|"Envisioning Ecology: Nature and the Art of Ancient Mexico"] and the exhibition [|"Ballplayers, Gods, and Rainmaker Kings"] on view at the Art Institute of Chicago from September 16, 2010 to January 2, 2011.

__**Bibliography**__
 * The Art Institute of Chicago. //The Ancient Americas–Art from Sacred Landscapes.// 1992
 * The Art Museum, Princeton University. //The Olmec World–Ritual & Leadership.// 1995.
 * Berrin, Kathleen and Pasztory, Esther ed. //Teotihuacan–Art from the City of the Gods// . Thames & Hudson, 1993; Exhibition Catalogue.
 * Coe, Michael D. //Mexico–From the Olmecs to the Aztecs// . Thames & Hudson, 1994.
 * Coe, Michael D. //The Maya// . 7th ed. Thames & Hudson, 2005.
 * Luján, Leonardo; Cobean, Robert; Guadalupe, Alba; and Mastache, F//. Xochicalco Y Tula// . 1995. (Good photos; text in Spanish)
 * Martin, Simon and Grube, Nikolai. //Chronicle of the Maya Kings & Queens–Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya.// 2nd ed //.// Thames & Hudson, 2008.
 * McEwan, Colin and Luján, Leonardo. //Moctezuma–Aztec Ruler.// British Museum Press, 2009.
 * Miller, Mary Ellen//. The Art of Mezoamerica from Olmec to Aztec// . 4th ed. Oxford, 1999.
 * Pohl, John M.D//. Exploring Mesoamerica// . Oxford, 1999.
 * Townsend, Richard F. //The Aztecs// . 3rd ed. Thames & Hudson.

__**Websites**__ [|The Art Institute of Chicago >The Collection >Indian Art of the Americas] [|J. Paul Getty Museum >Exhibition >The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of the Empire> Explore Two Aztec Deities Interactive] This website focuses on the palace god, Xochipilli and the goddess Coyoxauqui. The interactive feature allows users to see the sculptures in the round and explore the iconographic details sequentially. It also includes a musical introduction that gives and idea of what Mesoamerican music might have sounded like. [|Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI)] This site houses a wealth of scholarly resources including research, bibliographies, linguistic guides, ancient Mesoamerican poetry, maps, and more. [|Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection] Based in Washington, D.C., Dumbarton Oaks is a Harvard Institute supporting scholarship in Byzantine, Landscape and Garden, and Pre-Columbian studies. Their online resources include photographic archives and publications. [|The Metropolitan Museum of Art >The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History] There are many navigation options for the Met's website. The Heilbrunn Timeline offers world maps, timelines, thematic essays, information on individual works of art and a search engine.

__**Images**__ Scroll down for a link to Picasa album with images of the exhibition "Ballplayers, Gods, and Rainmaker Kings."



For more images, click this[| link to Picasa].