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Espérame Siempre - The Love Letters of Carlos Alfonzo to Luis Manuel del Pilar, 1976-1980
Join us for a virtual conversation with Luis Manuel del Pilar and Dr. Elizabeth Cerejido as they discuss the life and artistic impact of late Cuban American painter Carlos Alfonzo.
Through a generous donation by the Kadre family in honor of Peter P. Menéndez, the Cuban Heritage Collection recently acquired a series of illustrated letters written by Alfonzo to his lover Luis Manuel del Pilar. The letters document the early years of their romance in 1970s Cuba, their tumultuous separation brought on by Luis Manuel's exile to the United States, Alfonzo's journey to America via the Mariel boatlift, and their eventual reunion in Miami in the early 1980s, which culminated in Alfonzo's untimely death in 1991.
The program will offer a rare insight into Carlos Alfonzo's personal life both in Cuba and in exile, as well as his evolution as a visual artist, first on the island and subsequently in the U.S., where he became one of the most well-known Cuban American painters of his time for his expressionistic style that merged abstraction with Afro-Cuban iconography.
The event will conclude with a question and answer session with the online audience.
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2476560-0
