The papers of Cuban Americans at the Archives of American Art include the primary source material of painters, sculptors, photographers, collectors, dealers, critics, historians, and curators as well ...

Fito Garche looks at the past 2 1/2 years, a rocky time in his life, as a test of faith. The painter’s then-girlfriend broke off a relationship in May 2004. He fell into depression and, in ...

Amelia Peláez was a Cuban painter, best known for her graphic, colorful avant-garde paintings. Her work explores Cuban cultural iconography and history with a Modernist, representational aesthetic.

René Portocarrero was a Cuban painter whose contour lines and passages of color depicted the tropical environs and women of Havana. There is a distinctive influence of Wifredo Lam’s work in ...