Modern Art in 1940s Cuba: Havana's Artists, Critics, and Exhibitions

The first book to explore the work of avant-garde artists in Cuba during the nation’s years as a democracy

Providing the first comprehensive history of modern Cuban art during the 1940s, this book contextualizes the artistic practices, values, and contributions of the first and second generations of avant-garde artists on the island within the framework of the nation’s only democratic period.

Between 1940 and the 1952 coup by Fulgencio Batista, Cuba experienced a democratic system of governme...