In the mind's eye : landscapes of Cuba = La mirada de quien contempla : paisajes de Cuba / Amy Galpin ; contributions by Katherine Manthorne and Jorge Duany.
Foreword / Jordana Pomeroy -- Introduction / Amy Galpin -- Turning the landscape into a homeland: landscape painters in Cuba, 1850-1920 -- Cultural exchanges between Cuba and the United States, 1850-1880 / Katherine Manthorne -- The waters in between and the art of Juana Valdes / with Donette Francis -- The locks of Carlos Martiel: the body as a political device / with Elvia Rosa Castro -- Catalogue -- Chronology / Rozzmery Palenzuela Vicente and Amy Galpin.
Summary:
A ground-breaking exploration of the Cuban landscape in the imagination of American and Cuban artists, 'In the Mind's Eye' opens new avenues of inquiry about the Caribbean island which has played an outsized role in global politics, economics and culture. For centuries an Edenic image of fantasy and escapism has been projected onto Cuba by observers from North America and Europe; until recent times, the harsh historical and contemporary realities of servitude, racial strife and environmental degradation rarely coloured artists' portrayal of the country. 'In the Mind's Eye' tells many stories about Cuba that reflect the island?s significance, both as the place from which Cubans fled, and a destination to which Americans flocked. 19th-century American artists William Glackens, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer and Willard Metcalf are featured alongside contemporary artists including Juan Carlos Alom, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and Juana Valdes. Two new interviews with artists Juana Valdes and Carlos Martiel conducted by Donette Francis and Elvia Rosa Castro highlight the importance of contemporary Cuban art.
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