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Cundo Bermúdez scrapbook, 1937-1975

Cundo Bermúdez scrapbook, 1937-1975

Bermúdez, Cundo, 1914-2008

Painter

Collection Information

Size: 1 v. (partially microfilmed on 1 reel)

Summary: A scrapbook, 1937-1975, of clippings from Cuban, American and Puerto Rican newspapers regarding Bermúdez's career as a painter. The scrapbook provides scattered documentation of the career of Cuban American painter, Cundo Bermúdez, and primarily contains exhibition reviews.

Biographical/Historical Note

Cuban American painter; b. 1914, in Havana, Cuba.

Provenance

Lent for microfilming 1996 by Teresa Callava, the great-niece of Cundo Bermúdez.

Location of Originals

  • Original returned to lender after microfilming.

A Finding Aid to the Cundo Bermúdez Scrapbook,
1937-1975
, in the Archives of American Art
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Author
Finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley
Biographical Note
Born in Havana in 1914, Cuban modernist painter Cundo Bermúdez exhibited his work extensively in Latin America and had his first one-man show in the United States at the Pan American Union in 1948.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of a one-volume scrapbook of clippings from Cuban, American, and Puerto Rican newspapers that date from 1937 to 1975. The scrapbook provides scattered documentation of the career of Cuban American painter, Cundo Bermúdez, and primarily contains exhibition reviews.
Provenance
Lent for microfilming 1996 by Teresa Callava, the great-niece of Cundo Bermúdez.
Location of Originals
  • Original returned to lender after microfilming.

Additional Forms Available

A microfilm reel 5138 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Restrictions on Access

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

How to Cite This Collection

Cundo Bermúdez scrapbook, 1937-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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