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Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Sergio Andricaín Collection
Datum(s)
- 1970s-2000s (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1 Box
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Sergio Andricaín was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1956. He is a journalist, literary scholar, editor and writer. He studied sociology at the University of Havana and in Costa Rica. He was a researcher at the Juan Marinello Cultural Center in Cuba, and in 1991 a consultant for the National Reading Program in Costa Rica.
During the 1990s, he was an editor of the UNESCO publications Colección biblioteca del promotor de lectura(1993) and Niños y niñas del maíz (1995), as well as the children's magazine for Colombia's Batuta National Foundation for Youth and Children Symphonic Orchestras. As a writer, he has worked for several newspapers and magazines in Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia, Spain and the United States.
Along with Antonio Orlando Rodríguez, he created Fundación Cuatrogatos, a nonprofit that promotes Spanish-language reading and cultural and educational projects in Miami.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
The Sergio Andricaín Collection contains original drawings and vignettes created by Cuban artists for children's books. Many of these drawings were collected by Sergio Andricaín (b. 1956) or were created to illustrate the books edited by him.
The paintings include watercolors, pencil sketches, oil, and mixed technique. The subjects of the drawings are fairies, clowns, witches, flowers, and other fantastical characters.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please, contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Preferred citation: Sergio Andricaín Collection, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, Florida.
Languages of the material
- Engels
- Spaans
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Gift of Sergio Andricaín, 2013.
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Processed by Patricia Barriga, July 2013. Edited by Amanda Moreno, July 2013. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.