Title: Cuba theme issue /
Authors: Menocal, Narciso G.; Wolfson Foundation of Decorative and Propaganda Arts.
Publisher: Wolfson Foundation of Decorative and Propaganda Arts,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Architecture Cuba History; Art, Cuban History.; Art, Modern Cuba History.; Architecture, Modern; Art, Modern History.
Abstract: "From 1875 to 1945, the arts and architecture flourished in Cuba. The passing of power from the old patrician class to the emerging middle class together with the emergence of the free enterprise system contributed to a vibrant exchange of ideas and opportunities between the island and the United States. When Cuba gained independence from Spain in 1899, its quest to achieve its own national identity, especially in the arts, took on a special poignancy. Cuban artists and architects initially looked to the distant colonial past as a way to begin a new expression of Cuban culture. Meanwhile, U.S. architects were designing an impressive range of Art Deco and Streamline Modern buildings in Havana. These thirteen essays on Cuban art and architecture are organized into four groups: 1875 to 1910, 1911 to 1930, painting, and 1931 to 1945."--Amazon
Contents: On Cuban culture and the contents of this issue / Narciso G. Menocal -- Havana between two centuries / Carlos Venegas Fornias -- The Crístóbal Colón cemetery in Havana / Lohanica Aruca -- Étienne-Sulpice Hallet and the Espada Cemetery: a note / Narcisco G. Menocal -- The architecture of American sugar mills: The United Fruit Company / Felipe J. Préstamo -- Imaging Cuba under the American flag: Charles Edward Doty in Havana, 1899-1902 / Miguel A. Bretos -- The years of social / María Luisa Lobo Montalvo and Zoila Lapique Becali -- American architects in Cuba: 1900-1930 / José A. Gelabert-Navia -- The city as landscape: Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier and the great urban works of Havana, 1925-1930 / Jean-François Lejeune -- An overriding passion-- The quest for a national identity in painting / Narciso G. Menocal -- Estrada Palma 261 Still life with dream about Amelia Peláez / Juan Antonio Molina -- Enrique Riverón on the Cuban Vanguardia: an interview / Giulio V. Blanc -- The architectural avant-garde: from art deco to modern regionalism / Eduardo Luis Rodriguez -- Cuba connections: Key West - Tampa - Miami, 1870-1945 / Paula Harper.