Of more than ten million Africans brought to the Americas as slaves, only six percent were taken to the territory now known as the United States, with the rest being taken to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America. In 1990, Tony Gleaton began making portraits of the present day descendants of African slaves brought to what was the New Spain in the 1500s, 1600s, and 1700s. In these portraits which resulted in the exhibition Africa's Legacy in Mexico, which was extensively exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in the U.S. and in Mexico and Cuba by the Mexican National Council for Culture and the Arts, Gleaton developed a style that would allow him to explore issues of cultural identity and present his own personal descriptions of beauty, family, and goodness.
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Tony Gleaton's ancestry is African and European, and with fair skin and hazel green eyes he could easily fit a variety of ethnic descriptions. Born in Detroit and growing up in Los Angeles in the 1950s as an African American who didn't always fit in, he easily gravitated to investigating how black people can become forgotten when they don't fit into neat historical categories.
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Great Resource,
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This review is from: Contact Sheet 116: Tony Gleaton, Tengo Casi 500 AñosI Have Almost 500 Years. Africa's Legacy in Mexico, Central and South America. (Paperback)
This is a great resource - If you are just becoming aware of the African-Mexican communities Mr. Gleaton has been documenting this is a great introductory survey, and indicator of what to look for; If you're already a fan or follower of Gleaton's work, this is a great way to keep up with his images and see the evolution of some of the families he's been following.
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Marvelous Collection,
This review is from: Contact Sheet 116: Tony Gleaton, Tengo Casi 500 AñosI Have Almost 500 Years. Africa's Legacy in Mexico, Central and South America. (Paperback)
This is a wonderful purchase for anyone interested in the African influence in Latin America.
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Gleaton is a genius!,
By Fiona Kensington-Smythe "Photo Lover" (San Mateo, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contact Sheet 116: Tony Gleaton, Tengo Casi 500 AñosI Have Almost 500 Years. Africa's Legacy in Mexico, Central and South America. (Paperback)
Gleaton's work is gorgeous. These photos are treasures for anyone who calls the Americas home. What's he working on now? Can't wait for the next Gleaton collection!
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