Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Julio Hernández Rojo Collection
Datum(s)
- 1969-1981 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
1 Box
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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
Bereik en inhoud
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.
Ordeningstelsel
The items in this collection are organized in chronological order.
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: Julio Hernández Rojo 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
Toegangen
Minimal collection-level record by Juan A. Villanueva, 2015. Updated by Juan A. Villanueva, 2020.
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Gift of María R. Hernández Rojo, 2015.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
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
Regels of conventies
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS).
Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Collection-level record by Juan A. Villanueva, April 2016. Juan A. Villanueva, May 2020. Updated by Rebeca Gonzalez, May 2021.