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Wifredo Lam
Sign in to saveAlso known as L Lam, Wilfredo Lam, Wifredo Oscar de la Conception Lam y Castilla, Wifredo Lam y Castilla, Wifredo Oscar de la Conception Lam
Cuban artist (1902-1982)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Wifredo Lam is referenced by 300 other articles, and connects out to modernism, Paris and Madrid.
It sits within the topics 1902 births, 1982 deaths and 20th-century Cuban male artists.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 27
Top works
- Lam
- Imagining New Worlds
- Wifredo Lam at Miami Art Museum
- Seitan 100-nen kinen, Vifuredo Ramu Ten
- Dibujar a Lam
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia
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Quotes
- “I thought back to Europe being invaded by the Nazi army with great sadness … For me, seeing Europe had been everything. When I came back to Cuba, I was taken aback by its nature, by the traditions of the Blacks, and by the transculturation of its African and Catholic religions. And so I began to orientate my paintings toward the African.”
- “In the 1950s we were all hungry for travel and new experiences. There was something in the air: the end of World War Two was still fresh in our minds and everyone needed to find an opening up, a way to discover other countries.”
- “I wanted with all my heart to paint the drama of my country but by thoroughly expressing the Negro spirit, the beauty of the [visual] art of the blacks.”
- “It was like some sort of hell…For me, trafficking in the dignity of a people is just that: hell. I refused to paint cha-cha-cha.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla , December 8, 1902 ( 1902-12-08 ) , Sagua La Grande , Cuba
- Died
- September 11, 1982 ( 1982-09-12 ) (aged 79), Paris , France
- Known for
- Painting
- Notable work
- The Jungle (1943), Museum of Modern Art collection.
- Spouse s
- Eva Piriz (1929–1931; her death), Helena Holzer (1944–1950), Lou Laurin (1960–1982; his death, 3 sons)
- Awards
- Guggenheim International Award
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Wilfredo Lam.jpg
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- Wifredo Lam
- date of birth
- 1902-12-08
- date of death
- 1982-09-11
- name in native language
- Wifredo Lam
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Lam's Zambezia, Zambezia, oil on canvas, 1950, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla (Chinese: 林飛龍; Jyutping: lam4 fei1lung4; December 8, 1902 – September 11, 1982), better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. Inspired by and in contact with some of the most renowned artists of the 20th century, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo, and Diego Rivera, Lam melded his influences and created a unique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures. This distinctive visual style of his also influenced many artists. Though he was predominantly a painter, he also worked with sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking in his later life.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wifredo Lam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.