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 Mariano: Variations on a Theme
On view Sep. 11 - Dec. 5, 2021
The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is currently presenting Mariano: Variations on a Theme, curated by Dr. Elizabeth Goizueta, the most comprehensive exhibition on the life and work of modernist master Mariano Rodríguez to ever take place in the United States. This historic show is the largest presentation of works by the artist since the landmark retrospective, Mariano Rodríguez: Exposición retrospectiva, at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana in 1975.
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Exhibition curator Elizabeth Goizueta, Ph.D, next to Nude with Fruit, 1980.
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Professor Elizabeth Goizueta commenting on the work
Christ and the Thieves, 1943.
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![Lolita Rodríguez, daughter of the artist, <br>by <i>Portrait of Lolita</i>, 1947, Private Collection [center], <br>and <i>Portrait of Libi</i>, 1951, Private Collection [right].<br><br><br>](/uploads/special_event_images/thumbnails/1467.jpg) |
Lolita Rodríguez, daughter of the artist,
by Portrait of Lolita, 1947, Private Collection [center],
and Portrait of Libi, 1951, Private Collection [right].
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Lolita Rodríguez by Portrait of Aníbal, 1939.
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Terri and Harvey Pollak by White Rooster, 1961.
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Harvey and Terri Pollak by Portrait of Lolita, 1947, (center).
To the left,
Dancers, (Bembé- The Offering), 1949, from the Rivero collection.
To the right, Portrait of Libi, 1951, from a Private Collection, Key Biscayne, FL.
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Eric G. Johnson by Woman in Interior, 1948.
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Nercys and Ramón Cernuda by Birds, 1958,
from the De la Vega Collection.
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Christy and Sergio Delgado by The Annunciation, 1943 (left).
To the right, Christ and the Two Thieves, ca. 1943.
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Audrey and Ralph Friedner by Woman with Pineapple, 1943.
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Alejandro and Patricia de la Fuente
next to Woman with Rooster, 1941.
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Image of the exhibition catalog's front cover.
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Rafael and Marijean Miyar with
Portrait of Celeste, 1956, from the Collection Fundación Mariano Rodríguez,
(partially visible in the background).
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Professor Elizabeth Goizueta Ph.D. and
Mr. Alejandro Rodríguez, son of the artist,
viewing the exhibition before opening day.
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Nercys Cernuda next to White Rooster, 1968.
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Professor Marial Iglesias Utset, Patricia de la Fuente,
Professor Alejandro De la Fuente,
and Professor Henry Louis 'Skip' Gates enjoying the exhibition.
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Nercys and Ramón Cernuda flanking Rooster and Flower, 1976.
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Lolita Rodríguez by her mother's painting, Portrait of Libi, 1951,
and her portrait as a child, Portrait of Lolita, 1947.
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Nude With Fruits, 1980, (left) from a Private Collection, Coral Gables, FL,
presented alongside four other major works of the artist's 'rooster' theme.
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Ramón and Nercys Cernuda by Mangos, 1967
from the Grier Collection.
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Woman with Fruit, 1943, from a Private Collection.
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Ramón Cernuda by Flowers, 1945, from the Rudman Collection.
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Rooster, 1956, from the Cernuda Collection, and Fisherman, 1955,
from the Fundación Mariano Rodríguez Collection.
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A view of one of the elegant exposition spaces.
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A presentation of important works from the 1940's.
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Ramón Cernuda by Landscape of Casablanca, 1946.
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A splendid showcase of paintings executed by the artist.
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Pineapples, Oranges, and Bananas, ca 1969,
Private Collection, Coral Gables, FL.
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A selection of four canvases from the 1940's, (left)
and two exquisite works on paper (right).
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The Cock, 1941, (left) from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York,
and Roosters, 1941, (right) from a Private Collection.
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A vibrant exhibition wall of dynamic compositions.
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A sampling of masterful works on paper featured in the exhibition.
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A view of one of the exhibition spaces, at the entrance, with
Woman with Rooster, 1941, (center).
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Women Fighting (Two Figures; Women), ca 1940,
from the Cernuda Collection.
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Varadero (Masses), 1977,
from a Private Collection.
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Exhibition curator Elizabeth Goizueta,
explaining a work to Marijean Miyar.
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Another view of wonderful renditions by the artist.
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Lolita Rodríguez with Dancers, (Bembé; The Offering), 1949,
from the Rivero collection (left),
and to the right, Portrait of Lolita, 1947,
from a Private Collection.
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Portrait of a Woman, 1964, from the Cernuda Arte Collection.
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Professor Nancy Netzer, Ph.D.,
Dr. Lolita Rodríguez,
Mr. Alejandro Rodríguez and
Mr. Juan Carlos Pascual.
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Members, collectors and attendees gathered outside in the museum garden
for a celebratory presentation.
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To view this video presentation, please click here
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