I. “Modern Cuban Painters” – The Build-Up and Assembly
I. “Modern Cuban Painters” – The Build-Up and Assembly In March 1944, The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA) opened an exhibition of works by contemporary Cuban painters entitled “Modern Cuban Painters.”{1} The selected artists were primarily members of the Cuban Vanguardia movement, including what Dr. Juan A. Martinez and others have called the […]
III. María Luisa Gómez Mena’s Sponsorship – Conflict or Confluence of Interest?
III. María Luisa Gómez Mena’s Sponsorship – Conflict or Confluence of Interest? “…all expenses of packing and shipping to New York and return will be paid by Señora Gómez Mena. She will pay the expense of whoever accompanies the exhibition, and finally she will pay for the publication of the catalog,… $2500.” – Letter from […]
Modern Cuban Painters at MoMA 1944 - MA Thesis by Todd Florio 