The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Riveron's letters to his friend and fellow Cuban artist Mario Carreño are chatty and informal. He writes about his wife Noella, various exhibitions, mutual friends, memories of their days in Cuba, health issues, politics, the weather, pricing paintings, his collages, his longings for Paris and New York, and holidays. All letters are in Spanish.
Citation:
Letters to Mario Carreño from Enrique Riveron, 1981-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 5142 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to lender after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Mario Carreno (1913-1999) was a painter, born in Havana, Cuba and later moved to Santiago, Chile. He friend Enrique Riverón (1902-1998) was a painter, sculptor, cartoonist, and illustrator from Miami, Florida.
Language Note:
Spanish; Castilian .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1997 by Ido Gonzalez de Carreño, the wife of Mario Carreño.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
