Tz'utujil Artists
of San Juan la Laguna


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Diego Isaias
Hernández Méndez

Antonio
C. Ixtamer

Victor
Vásquez Temó

Antonio
Coché Méndoza

Julian
Coché Méndoza

Antonio
Vásquez Yojcom

Dr. James Loucky, Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology.:"For three decades, Joseph Johnston has been collecting and preserving paintings by Maya artists from Tz’utujil communities on Lake Atitlán, that highlight the work of many of the most renowned indigenous artists of highland Guatemala. The collection is unrivaled in its scope and significance. Complete with biographies of the artists, accounts in their own words, and careful documentation, it is rich and inspirational to view and invaluable culturally and artistically. It deserves to remain intact, and to continue to instill deep respect not only for the human spirit of Maya artists, but also for their own appreciation of history, creativity and beauty."