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Carlos Estevéz
Feminologia Practica, 2005
Mixed media assemblage, 49 1/2” x 37 7/8” x 4”
Gift of Pan American Art Projects
Born in Havana, the Miami artist is known for symbolic
work, combining myth and reality, as he presents people
as hybrids, part human, part machine and sometimes
part bird. Inspired by themes of freedom, knowledge and
human existence, his work is based on elements from
alchemy, botanical and mechanical drawings.
Thornton Dial
Lady Know How to Hold the Jungle
Mixed media assemblage, 47 1/4” x 59 1/4”
Gift of Richard Levine, AIA
Born in 1928, this self-taught artist began making art after
his retirement. Dial worked as a steelworker, welder carpenter
and a bricklayer around Bessemer, AL, before deciding to
create for his own enjoyment. He was soon discovered by the
art world and showing his work at galleries and museums,
including The New Museum in New York and the Whitney
Biennial. His art uses African and American traditions to tell
stories, functioning as folktales.
Richard Levine and Jose Calderin also donated a large
collection of works by a number of artists including 35
drawings by Purvis Young and prints by 50 renowned
artists including Picasso and Matisse.
Aramis O’Reilly
Providence, 1998
Graphite drawing on canvas, 12” x 18”
Gift of Susana and Yann Weymouth
in honor of Patricia Frost
The critic Juan Espinosa has described O’Reilly’s art as
providing “the traditional visual elements of drawing and
painting with scenic, kinetic and musical components.”
Born in Havana, he has had his work exhibited in
museums, galleries and public spaces. A Cintas fellow,
O’Reilly attended the University of Connecticut and
received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Florida
International University. He teaches painting and drawing
at the New World School of the Arts in Miami.