Ramón Guerrero papers and photographs
name: label: Creator
content: Guerrero, Ramon, 1946-1993
label: Names
content: Cuba-USA : the next generation (1991 :Chicago, Ill.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Photographers--Florida--Miami
label: Topic
content: Cuban American artists
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content: Cuban American art
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content: Latino and Latin American artists
label: Topic
content: Artists--Photographs
label: Topic
content: Expatriate artists -- Florida -- Miami
label: Topic
content: Artists -- Cuba
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content: Portrait photography
label: Topic
content: Art, American--Florida--Miami
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Ramón Guerrero papers and photographs were donated in 1997 by Maria Guerrero, widow of Ramón Guerrero.
creator: label: Creator
content: Guerrero, Ramon, 1946-1993
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content: Ramón Guerrero papers and photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers and photographs of Cuban born American photographer Ramón Guerrero measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1978 to 1998. The collection is comprised of biographical material, correspondence, artist files, printed materials, and photographs by  Guerrero that include portraits of Cuban American artists and several photographs relating to the Cuba-USA: The Next Generation exhibition in Chicago.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ramón Guerrero (1946-1993) was a photographer in Miami, Florida. Guerrero was born in Camaguey, Cuba and came to the United States in 1962. After a brief stint in New York where he worked as a photographer's assistant at Mayo Studios, he returned to Miami in 1976 and opened his own studio. He is known for his series of still lifes and nudes that explore themes of life, death, time, and religion, as well as portraits of notable Cuban American artists. 

Guerrero was the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Advertising Club of New York's Andy Award, and a Cintas Fellowship in 1990. He participated in the exhibitions Cuba-USA: The First Generation, Islands in the Stream: Seven Cuban American Artists, and Myths and Realities. Guerrero died in Miami in 1993.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1978-1993
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.guerramo
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as five series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1989-1993 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1978-1993 (Box 1; 6 folders)

Series 3: Artist Files, 1982-1993 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Materials, 1992-1993 (Box 1; 3 folders)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1982-1992 (Box 1; 3 folders)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers and photographs of Cuban born American photographer Ramón Guerrero measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1978 to 1998. The collection is comprised of biographical material, correspondence, artist files, printed materials, and photographs by  Guerrero that include portraits of Cuban American artists. Also included are several photographs relating to the Cuba-USA: The Next Generation exhibition in Chicago, including one group photo and individual portraits of several of the participating artists.