CARMEN HERRERA/ LINES OF SIGHT

An overdue evaluation of the life and work of a prolific and significant contemporary artist Cuban-born artist Carmen Herrera (b. 19 15) has painted for more than seven decades, though it is only in recent years that acclaim for her work has catapulted the artist t o international prominence. This handsome volume offers the first sustained examination of her early career from 1948-78, which span s the art worlds of Havana, Paris, and New York. Essays consider the artist's early studies in Cuba, her involvement with the Salon des Reali...[Read more]