Author:

Linsley, Robert  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this

Subject:

Lam, Wifredo Criticism and interpretation  Search this

Type:

Articles

Date:

1988

Notes:

Ill.

The paintings of Wifredo Lam reveal the many intellectual streams that influenced his life. Surrealism, Negritude, African and Caribbean nationalism, Cuban Santeria and Haitian Vodun are all evident in his work. Not surprisingly, his circle of friends and associates included Picasso, Césaire and Breton. Linsley deciphers these elements in Lam's corpus in which African sculptures and New World orisha form part of the visual vocabulary.

Topic:

Sculpture, African--Influence  Search this

Call number:

AP1.A784 H6

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_752841