Caribbean Visual Culture

The database features over a million artists worldwide and from all time periods, including those from the Caribbean. You can find biographies of painters, sculptors, architects, designers, photographers, video and installation artists, artisans, and other types of visual artists active from antiquity to the present day.

The Benezit Dictionary of Artists includes biographies of Caribbean artists and others from various regions and times. It shows images of signatures, monograms, and sale stamps to help verify authenticity and identify artworks. The dictionary also offers historical auction records, giving useful context about an artist’s work and market value.

The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography provides a thorough overview of important figures from the Caribbean and Afro-Latin American communities. It covers the entire region, including speakers and writers of Creole, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The history spans from the 16th-century forced slave migrations to contemporary figures like musician Wyclef Jean and poet Nancy Morejón. This resource features a diverse range of individuals—philosophers, politicians, activists, entertainers, scholars, poets, scientists, religious leaders, royalty, and everyday people—who have played a role in the history of the Caribbean and Latin America.

The Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (DCEU) is a comprehensive record of Caribbean English, capturing its vocabulary, expressions, and linguistic diversity, including loanwords from Indic and French Creole. It details over 20,000 words with etymology and usage notes, highlighting formality levels from Creole to formal, and serves as a cultural record.

The Oxford Dictionary of Art mainly covers Western art, but it also includes entries on Latin American and Caribbean artists, especially from the 19th and 20th centuries. It includes details about their biographical information, stylistic approaches, and exhibition histories.

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean is a comprehensive resource that covers the region's geography, history, culture, politics, and economy.

"Caribbean Women and Their Art: An Encyclopedia" explores women's creative contributions in the Caribbean, covering visual arts, music, dance, literature, and folk traditions. It highlights the region's cultural heritage, providing biographical info on female artists, analyzing their styles, and offering historical and cultural insights.

This resource features over 1,400 articles covering major artistic developments in Central and South America and the Caribbean from the colonial period to today. It discusses figures from 16th-century Spanish architects like Fray Andres San Miguel to explorers like Alexander von Humboldt and contemporary artists such as Debora Arango, tracing European influences and the development of national cultures in this historically significant region.

The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Archaeology provides a comprehensive overview of regional archaeological research. Covering native migrations to modern heritage issues, it addresses colonization, adaptation, and evolution, while highlighting new techniques like geoinformatics, archaeometry, paleodemography, DNA analysis, and seafaring simulations. Entries are cross-referenced for easy access to related data.