Around 1,000 A.D. in the present-day country of Guatemala, a highland Mayan people called the Quiché created in pictographic form a creation of myth of the Universe in which pair of Hero Twins must descend into the Underworld to save the next and final generation of humanity. Artist Jaime Arredondo has brought it back to life by creating 65 illustrations of the story following it chronologically.

The Popol Vuh is the earliest body of literature in the Americas and , in terms of its breath of imagination and storytelling, is comparable to that of Homer’s Odyssey and the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Quiché through Illustration is an exhibit that features a series of illustrations by artist Jaime Arredondo, with the hope of restoring the former glory of the Popol Vuh and its authors to its deserved place in human history. The artist’s hope is that this will lead to greater interest and defense of the stories, art, and culture of Native and Indigenous peoples.