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Creator:
Dionisio, Humberto, 1950-1987  Search this
Subject:
Saavedra, Nelia Dominguez  Search this
Rodriguez, Zoraida  Search this
Dominquez, Zaida Ortega  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place:
Cuba -- Social life and customs
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
2.7 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into two series. Each series is arranged into subseries according to record type. Series 1: Humberto Dionisio Papers, 1926-1990, undated (Boxes 1-3; 1.7 linear feet) Series 2: Zaida Ortega Dominguez Papers, 1919-circa 1980s, undated (Boxes 4-6; 0.9 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. research facility.
Summary:
The papers of Cuban born American painter Humberto Dionisio measure 2.7 linear feet and date from 1919 to 1990. The collection primarily documents Dionisio's relationships with his family, particularly his mother, through letters, photographs, financial records, printed material, and family memorabilia collected by Dionisio himself and by his mother, Zaida Ortega Dominguez.
Citation:
Humberto Dionisio papers, 1919-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
Humberto Dionisio was born in Cuba in 1950. During the 1970s he became a noted poster artist and completed his studies in Graphic Design at the Consejo Nacional de Cultura in Cuba in 1975. He arrived in Miami, Florida, via the Mariel boat lift in 1980, and achieved success in Miami as a painter from the mid to late 1980s. He died in March 1987 at the age of thirty-six.
Language Note:
The records are in English and Spanish.
Provenance:
The Humberto Dionisio papers were donated by Jim Kitchens, a friend of Dionisio, in 1996.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Cuban Americans -- Florida -- Miami  Search this
Cuban American art  Search this
Expatriate artists -- Florida -- Miami  Search this
Artists -- Cuba  Search this
Cuban American artists  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5463
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216215
AAA_collcode_dionhumb
Theme:
Latino and Latin American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216215