The Arcades of Havana, Cuba

This slideshow: 'The Arcades of La Habana' makes me want to go back. Take a look at the beautiful architecture.

room with a view...havana, cuba...2010

from my window in the parque central hotel in old havana
you could see the intersection of prado and calle neptuno

Callejon de Hamel

An interesting art find in Havana was the Callejon Hamel where devotees of the Santería religion gathered and showed off their artwork. We spen some time there and I bought an eye symbol of Obatálá, one of the major orishas of santería.

Danza Contemporánea de Cuba

The aging dancer and two dancers from the esteemed Danza Contemporánea de Cuba which had toured the United States and performed in May in Boston. They allowed me to have my picture taken with two of the leading dancers. It was fifty years ago that I soloed with the Truda Kaschmann Modern Dance Group at the Bushnell Memorial with the Hartford Symphony under the direction of Fritz Mahler.

blognote: Thanks to Diane and Kathleen for the pictures

Mission Donation in Havana

Donated Materials and Medications

Elderly Housing Complex

Vibora, Havana, Cuba

Sisters of St Vincent de Paul

Going to Market in Vedado, Havana

We took a trip to the market in Vedado, an upscale neighborhood, to buy the food for our cooking lesson at the hotel.

cars.cars.cars...

some russian ladas

my cool '57 chevy

on the way to dinner at a paladar at el morro

Artists: Fuster and Manglar

José Fuster is an artist in Jaimanitas. I have visited his studio three times now; the last being a hosted lunch. There are many Fusters in my collection bought there and here in New York City.

three pieces from my collection at home

Manglar [Ramón Rodríguez] is my favorite Cuban artist. I have visited his studio on calle Obispo in Havana many times.

these two are by his wife, Mary Carey

the latest had just dried on my last day

blognote: Galería Cubana in Boston [and Provincetown] both carry Fuster and Manglar. Manglar also sells out of Hamburg, Germany.