Identity elements
Reference code
CHC5439
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Julio Hernández Rojo Collection
Date(s)
- 1969-1981 (Creation)
Extent
1 Box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Julio Hernández Rojo was born in Havana, Cuba in 1937, and died in Miami, Florida in 1994. Before being arrested as a political prisoner, Hernández Rojo was an architect, art student, and a member of Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil en el Exilio (D.R.E.).
When incarcerated, he began to paint for throughout the fifteen years of his incarceration, his paintings are very well-known for teir variety of color and abundance of optimism when Hernández Rojo was sentenced to death in 1963. His paintings inspired other prisoners to embrace their creativity and influenced them to find their own way to express themselves.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Julio Hernández Rojo collection is comprised of original drawings and works on paper by Julio Hernández Rojo. The collection also contains his death sentence while in prison in Cuba.
System of arrangement
The items in this collection are organized in chronological order.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to publish or display materials from this collection require written permission from the rights owner. Please contact chc@miami.edu for more information.
Languages of the material
- Spanish
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Minimal collection-level record by Juan A. Villanueva, 2015. Updated by Juan A. Villanueva, 2020.
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of María R. Hernández Rojo, 2015.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Books donated with this collection have been added to the Cuban Heritage Collection's book collection and can be found by using our online catalog, http://library.miami.edu/chc.
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS).
Sources used
Archivist's note
Juan A. Villanueva, May 2020.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Julio Hernández Rojo, 1937-1994 (Creator)