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The California African American Museum Features Miguel Covarrubias

artwork: Miguel Covarrubias - "Haile Selassie and Joe Louis", 1935 - Courtesy of the Library of Congress (Prints and Photographs Division), On view at the California African American Museum, Los Angeles in "The African Diaspora in the Art of Miguel Covarrubias:  Driven By Color, Shaped By Cultures" until February 26, 2012.


Los Angeles, California.- The California African American Museum is proud to present “The African Diaspora in the Art of Miguel Covarrubias: Driven By Color, Shaped By Cultures”, on view at the museum through February 26, 2012.  The exhibition explores the representations of people of African descent in the work of Mexican artist Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957).  Covarrubias was a prolific painter, illustrator, caricaturist, writer, curator, archeologist and anthropologist.  Relocating from Mexico to New York City in 1923, he quickly became a member of the cultural elite whose many friends included Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and the Rockefellers.  Through a renowned mural, colorful paintings, sketches, prints, books and magazines, this extensive CAAM curated exhibit highlights Covarrubias’ multi-cultural depictions of the African Diaspora throughout the world.