Artist

Humberto Dionisio

born Havana, Cuba 1950-died Miami, FL 1987
Born
Havana, Cuba
Died
Miami, Florida, United States
Biography

Sculptor, born in Havana, Cuba. Dionisio graduated from Havana's National School of Design in 1974 and was class valedictorian. That year he exhibited his works for the first time and was honored with the Award of the Cuban Committee to UNESCO. In 1980, fleeing government censorship, he joined other Cubans leaving Mariel Bay by boat and came to the United States. He lived and worked as an artist in Miami until his untimely death in 1987.

Latino Art and Culture Bilingual Study Guide (Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1996)

Works by this artist (2 items)

Humberto Dionisio, Untitled, 1985, mixed media: driftwood, vine, iron wire, coral, natural and synthetic fabrics, natural and synthetic ropes, iron nails and steel nails, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jim Kitchens in honor of Michael Ford, 1994.118.2
Untitled
Artist
Date1985
mixed media: driftwood, vine, iron wire, coral, natural and synthetic fabrics, natural and synthetic ropes, iron nails and steel nails
Not on view
Humberto Dionisio, Untitled (White Crucifix), 1986, mixed media: painted plywood, plastic doll, collaged paper, painted iron, mirror, Plexiglas, coral, silver flatware, metal foil, pebbles, rhinestone jewelry, fake pearls, shells, hair, synthetic and natural fabric, nails and screws, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jim Kitchens in honor of Michael Ford, 1994.118.1
Untitled (White Crucifix)
Artist
Date1986
mixed media: painted plywood, plastic doll, collaged paper, painted iron, mirror, Plexiglas, coral, silver flatware, metal foil, pebbles, rhinestone jewelry, fake pearls, shells, hair, synthetic and natural fabric, nails and screws
Not on view