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Collection
Title
Orichas Collection
Date(s)
- 1980-1990 (Creation)
Extent
17 Items
Name of creator
Biographical history
Visual artist Alberto del Pozo (1945-1992) was born in Santa Clara, Cuba. With his parents, he was exiled to the United States in 1961. He attended Coral Gables High School in Miami and Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. From 1970 to 1975, he worked as a costume and set designer for Brooks Van Horn. Returning to Miami in 1976, he dedicated himself to his art. Del Pozo died in Miami at age 46 in 1992.
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Scope and content
The Orichas Collection consists of the series of drawings by Cuban-born artist Alberto del Pozo (1946-1992) of the deities of Afro-Cuban Santería. The Collection includes 17 original illustrations in pen, crayon, and ink on paper; signed and unsigned lithographs of these drawings; and catalogs and notecards of the Orichas series. Lithographs, catalogs, and notecards are available for purchase.
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Conditions governing access
Physical access
Access to original artwork is restricted. Please see digital reproductions at the link below.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Preferred citation: Orishas Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
The Campilli Family donated the Orichas Collection to the Cuban Heritage Collection in 1998 in memory of Carlos Campilli.
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Existence and location of copies
Selected materials from this collection have been digitized.
https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc5010
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Other Information:
An online exhibition of this collection is available at http://scholar.library.miami.edu/pozo/.
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Archivist's note
Physical access updated by Amanda Moreno, February 2019. Finding aid updated by Amanda Moreno, December 2020.