The papers of Cuban American painter Carlos A. Maciá measure 1.8 linear feet and date from circa 1960 to 1996. The collection is comprised of biographical materials that includes a video recording of an interview with Maciá conducted by Josh Greenman; correspondence; personal business records; printed materials; artwork that includes paintings, drawings and prints; and photographs, slides, and negatives depicting Maciá, works of art, friends and family, and still lifes photographed by Maciá.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Cuban American painter Carlos A. Maciá measure 1.8 linear feet and date from circa 1960 to 1996. The collection is comprised of biographical materials that includes a video recording of an interview with Maciá conducted by Josh Greenman; correspondence; personal business records; printed materials; artwork that includes paintings, drawings and prints; and photographs, slides, and negatives depicting Maciá, works of art, friends and family, and still lifes photographed by Maciá.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as six series.
Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1972-1994 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)
Series 2: Correspondence, 1981-1996 (Box 1; 5 folders)
Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1977-1996 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)
Series 4: Printed Materials, circa 1971-1996 (Box 1, OV 5; 0.2 linear feet)
Series 5: Artwork, circa 1970-circa 1989 (Box 1, OVs 3-4, 6-8; 0.4 linear feet)
Series 6: Photographic Materials, circa 1960-circa 1989 (Box 1-2, OV 5; 0.7 linear feet)
Biographical / Historical:
Carlos A. Maciá (1951-1994) was a painter in Miami, Florida and Barcelona, Spain.
Maciá was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated to the U.S. at age 11. He attended Miami Springs Senior High School before studying to become a monk at the Convento de Franciscanos in Spain in 1970. He left the convent after a year and went on to study art at the San Fernando Academy in Madrid. In 1972 he returned to Miami to attend Miami Dade Community College. He continued his studies at Barry College where he received a bachelor's degree in theology and philosophy in 1977. In 1983 he received a master's degree in theology. Maciá's interest in theology was a frequent theme in his artwork.
Early in his career Maciá worked with collages and etchings. In 1987, he moved to Barcelona to make a series of handmade books and boxes. He is also known for creating building facades and large-scale works. When in Miami, Maciá worked in the bedroom of his parents' house in Hialeah.
Maciá was awarded the Florida Arts Council Fellowship in 1982 and in 1984 the prestigious Cintas Fellowship. He exhibited his work internationally and has works in permanent museum collections in Boston, Barcelona, and Paris. Maciá died in 1994.
Provenance:
The papers were donated in 1997 by Celinda Maciá, Carlos A. Maciá's mother.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
