Brooklyn Museum: International Watercolor Exhibition, 12th Biennial

21:19 07/17/2009

Other Cuban Modernists in the exhibition (aside from Amelia Pelaez) include: Mario Carreño, Gattorno , Mariano Rodriguez, Felipe Orlando, and Rene Portocarrero. This was a very important early showing of Latin American Modernism in the US. It also included works by artists from Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico (incl. Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo, etc.).

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11:59 06/30/2009

This exhibition featured at least a couple of Cuban Vanguard artists. Amelia Pelaez was in the exhibit.

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International Watercolor Exhibition, 12th Biennial

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