(Ebook) Emilio Sanchez in New York and Latin America; First Edition by Victor Deupi ISBN 9780429262524, 0429262523

(Ebook) Emilio Sanchez in New York and Latin America; First Edition by Victor Deupi ISBN 9780429262524, 0429262523

This book focuses on the life and artistic activities of Emilio Sanchez (1921–1999) inNew York, and Latin America in the 1940s and 1950s. More specifically, this bookconsiders Sanchez in the wider context of mid-century Cuban artists, and crossculturalexchange between New York, Cuba, and the Caribbean. The book reflects onwhy Sanchez chose to be a mobile observer of the American and Caribbean vernacularat a time when such an approach seemed at odds with the mainstream avant-garde.The book includes a foreword by Dr. Ann Koll, former Executive Director/Curator ofthe Emilio Sanchez Foundation, and an introduction by Dr. Nathan Timpano, Universityof Miami Department of Art and Art History. This book will be of interest toscholars in modern art, Caribbean studies, architectural history, and Latin Americanand Hispanic studies.