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José Manuel Acosta Bello
José Manuel Acosta y Bello was a Cuban painter, photographer, cartoonist, sculptor, and artist. Biography He graduated with first letters from a Catholic Seminary. After graduating, he became a clerk of an "old style" business house, commission agent, bookkeeper, used car salesman, alcohol tax inspector, and failed business shareholder. His brother was the famous Cuban poet Agustín Acosta Bello - who was the National Poet of Cuba before the Cuban Revolution. Acosta would often illustrate his brother's poems that would appear in magazines like ''Social'' and '' Carteles.'' By the age of 35, he had submitted at least 35 drawings to Conrado Massaguer to be reviewed and printed in ''Social'' alongside his brother's work. In 1930, Acosta traveled to New York City to work out of the ''Social'' bureau there. He moved into residence on Riverside Drive in Manhattan. From New York, he contributed images of New York, and images of modern airplanes for ''Social.'' Acosta also helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matanzas, Cuba
Matanzas (Cuban ; ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas Province, Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-American religions, Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero. Matanzas is called the ''City of Bridges'', for the seventeen bridges that cross the three rivers that traverse the city (Rio Yumuri, San Juan, and Canimar). For this reason it was referred to as the "Venice of Cuba." It was also called "La Atenas de Cuba" ("The Athens of Cuba") for its poets. Matanzas is known as the birthplace of the music and dance traditions danzón and Cuban rumba, rumba. History Matanzas was founded on October 12, 1693, as ''San Carlos y San Severino de Matanzas''. This followed a royal decree ("''real cédula''") issued on September 25, 1690, which decreed that the bay and port of Matanzas be settled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
