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E. Carmen Ramos

E. Carmen Ramos is the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s deputy chief curator and curator of Latino art; she joined the museum’s staff in 2010. Since then, she has dramatically expanded the museum’s pioneering collection of Latino art with an eye toward capturing the broad aesthetic and regional range of the field. Her research interests include modern and contemporary Latino, Latin American and African American art.

Stories from this author

Oree Originol, Justice for Our Lives, 2014-Present, 78 digital images, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2020.51A-MM, © 2014, Oree Originol. Photo of Installation by Albert Ting.

Protest and Remembrance: Chicanx Artists Confront Police Brutality

Artists honor victims of social injustice and create a space for communal grieving

Xavier Viramontes,

Chicano Graphic Arts and the Making of the Landmark Exhibition "¡Printing the Revolution!"

Exploring the origins of the exhibition that combines innovative printmaking practices with social justice

Juan Sánchez,

The Aftermath of Hurricane María

A closer look at the rich and trans-historical Puerto Rican artworks in the museum.