Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Orichas Collection
Datum(s)
- 1980-1990 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
17 Items
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
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.
Ordeningstelsel
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Physical access
Access to original artwork is restricted. Please see digital reproductions at the link below.
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Preferred citation: Orishas Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
The Campilli Family donated the Orichas Collection to the Cuban Heritage Collection in 1998 in memory of Carlos Campilli.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Selected materials from this collection have been digitized.
https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/chc5010
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Algemene aantekening
Other Information:
An online exhibition of this collection is available at http://scholar.library.miami.edu/pozo/.
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Regels of conventies
Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Physical access updated by Amanda Moreno, February 2019. Finding aid updated by Amanda Moreno, December 2020.