Afro-Cuban Artists: A Renaissance

Here we are in a memorable visit to Washington University with Nancy Morejón, Elzbieta Sklodwska and Joseph Schraibman. (2011) Thank you for the photo, Elzbieta.

ATTENTION:

THIS WEEK THERE WILL BE THE CLOSING RECEPTION OF THE EXHIBITS BY ROBERTO DIAGO AND RENE PENA AT THE MUSEUM OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY ON

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 FROM 5 TO 6:30

Dear Friends and colleagues,
The beautiful catalogs for the exhibits of Roberto Diago and René Peña at the University of Missouri and Stephens College have arrived. The MU Museum of Art and Archaeology will distribute them.

For AFRO-CUBAN LEGACIES, Carlos Rivera performed his LA REGLA. Here it is as filmed by Darrelstan Ferguson with his telephone.

Carlos Manuel Rivera, "La Regla" Carlos Manuel Rivera is a Puerto Rican poet-performer, actor, Full Professor of Spanish at Bronx Community College, CUNY, and researcher. He performed this o...

During our conference AFRO-CUBAN LEGACIES we celebrated numerous artistic expressions in visual arts, literature, music, and theater. We were able to bring from France Monse Duany the great actress who performed for and with Eugenio Hernández Espinosa for 22 years. She performed EMELINA CUNDEAMOR. Here is her performance filmed on a telephone by one of the participants on Friday, April 12, 2024.

Monse Duany performing Eugenio Hernández Espinosa's "Emelina Cundeamor" Monse Duany, renowned Cuban actress, performs Eugenio Hernández Espinosa's "Emelina Cundeamor" at the Afro-Cuban Legacies Conference on April 12, 2024 at the...

At AFRO-CUBAN LEGACIES, great meeting with Nancy Morejón, Leni Villagomez Reeves, and Catherine Murphy.

AFRO-CUBAN LEGACIES: Diago's exhibit at Ellis Library, University of Missouri (Spring 2024). Photogrgraphy by Marcos Harold.

AFRO-CUBAN LEGACIES: René Peña's exhibit at the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri (April 10, 2024). Photography by Marcos Harold.

AFRO-CUBAN LEGACIES: Diago's exhibit at the Stephens College Library (April 11th, 2024)