Identity elements
Reference code
CHC5411
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Roberto Estopiñan papers
Date(s)
- 1960-2015 (Creation)
Extent
2 Boxes
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Roberto Estopiñan (1921-2015) was a Cuban born sculptor who emigrated to the United States and lived in New York from 1960 to 2002. He subsequently retired in Miami until his passing in 2015. His papers at the Cuban Heritage Collection include 47 sketchbooks with original artwork from the 1980s to the 1990s, photographs, 1 maquette for a book titled: "En el Vientre del Tropico" by Alina Galliano (1991), slides and ephemera related to the artist's work and his travels, awards, as well as a plaster cast of the Estopiñan's hands.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- Spanish
Scripts of the material
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Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Carmina Benguria, as requested by Roberto Estopiñan, 2015. Additional gift of Alejandro Andreus, 2015 and 2016.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Cuban Sculptor Roberto Estopiñán (1921-2015) Honored at CHC.