Carmen Herrera : Lines of Sight / Dana Miller ; with contributions by Serge Lemoine, Gerardo Mosquera, Edward J. Sullivan and a chronology by Mónica Espinel.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and at the Wexner Center for the Arts, The Ohio State University, Columbus, February 4-April 16, 2017. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Checklist of the Exhibition. Mónica Espinel -- Carmen Herrera: Cuba, Inside and Out / Gerardo Mosquera -- Paris est une fête / Serge Lemoine -- Carmen Herrera: South to North / Edward J. Sullivan -- Plates -- Chronology / Mónica Espinel -- Exhibition History -- Bibliography -- Checklist of the Exhibition.
Summary:
"Cuban-born artist Carmen Herrera (b. 1915) has painted for more than seven decades, though it is only in recent years that acclaim for her work has catapulted the artist to international prominence. This handsome volume offers the first sustained examination of her early career from 1948 to 1978, which spans the art worlds of Havana, Paris, and New York. Essays consider the artist's early studies in Cuba, her involvement with the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles in postwar Paris, and her groundbreaking New York output, as well as situate her work in the context of a broader Latin American avant-garde art. An essay by Dana Miller considers Herrera's New York work of the 1950s through the 1970s, when Herrera was arriving at and perfecting her signature style. Personal family photographs from Herrera's archive enrich the narrative, and a chronology addressing the entirety of her life and career features additional documentary images. Over eighty works are illustrated as color plates, makign this book the most extensive representation of Herrera's work to date." Publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.