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Wifredo Lam

The Eternal Presence (An Homage to Alejandro García Caturla),

Maker

  • Wifredo Lam

Title

The Eternal Presence (An Homage to Alejandro García Caturla)

Medium

oil paint, pastel, chalk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Oil and pastel over papier mâché and chalk ground on bast fiber fabric

Techniques

  • Oil and pastel over papier mâché and chalk ground on bast fiber fabric

Supports

  • bast fiber,
  • jute

Dimensions

216.5 x 195.9 cm (85 1/4 x 77 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LL

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art

Object Number

66.154

The Eternal Presence (An Homage to Alejandro García Caturla)

Selected Works

Island Nations

New Art From Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the Diaspora
Read Online

Artistic Expressions of the Human Spirit

Selections from the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art. November 21, 1997 - April 26, 1998

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Signature: Signed LL

Publications

Selected Works

Island Nations

New Art From Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the Diaspora
Read Online

Artistic Expressions of the Human Spirit

Selections from the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art. November 21, 1997 - April 26, 1998

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Re-Viewing the Twentieth Century

July 21, 2006 - April 22, 2007

Artistic Expressions of the Human Spirit

November 21, 1997 - April 26, 1998

A Tribute from His Friends

June 21 - September 29, 1996

"De Donde Vengo"

March 15 - April 28, 1996

Cubism and Its Affinities

September 1 - December 10, 1995

From the Reserve II

June 24 - August 27, 1994

Migrations

February 21 - April 26, 1992

Del Nuevo Mundo

June 17 - September 4, 1988

Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art

October 23 - December 24, 1966
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