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Creator:
Cano, Margarita, 1932-  Search this
Subject:
Miami-Dade Public Library  Search this
Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture (Miami, Fla.)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Slides (photographs)
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into one series: Series 1: Exhibition Files, 1983-1985 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use requires an appointment.
Summary:
Margarita Cano's papers measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1983-1985. The collection primarily concerns the 1983 exhibition The Miami Generation, 9 Cuban-American Artists , an exhibition organized by The Cuban Museum of Art in Culture in cooperation with the Miami-Dade Public Library System and for which Cano served as Project Director. Curated by Guilio V. Blanc, the exhibition included work by Mario Bencomo, Maria Brito-Avellana, Humberto Calzada, Pablo Cano, Emilio Falero, Fernando Garcia, Juan Gonzalez, Carlos Macia, and Cesar Trasobares. The exhibition traveled to Meridian House International in Washington, DC and later to Philadelphia at the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies in 1985. Found are two files of correspondence, exhibition planning and publicity files, a catalog, checklist, and photocopied news clippings. Most of the documents are photocopies. There is also one folder of slides and photographs of works of art in the exhibition.
Citation:
Margarita Cano papers, 1982-1985. 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:
Born in 1932 in Havana, Cuba, Margarita Cano began her studies at the University of Havana. She left Cuba in 1962 to settle in Miami and later became director of arts for the Miami-Dade County Public Library. The arts programs she initiated focused on the work of African-American and Cuban-American artists and eventually led to the establishment of a permanent collection at the library. An artist herself, Cano's artwork focuses on Cuban scenes painted on wood in a miniature style. In 1983 she served as project director for the exhibition The Miami Generation: Nine Cuban-American Artists (La Generacion de Miami: Nueve Artistas Cubano Americanos) , curated by Latin American curator and scholar, Guilio Blanc.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Margarita Cano donated her papers in 1997 to the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Cuban American art  Search this
Cuban American artists  Search this
Expatriate artists -- Florida -- Miami  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women arts administrators  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
Women  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5445
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216322
AAA_collcode_canomarg
Theme:
Latino and Latin American
Women
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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