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Rafael Ferrer BIOGRAPHY
Born 1933 San Juan, Puerto Rico. Known for: Folk art based naive style painting, assemblage, conceptual artwork.
Following is an exhibition review by Karin Lipson, published in The New York Times, Region Section, December 16, 2011. "Rafael Ferrer: Contrabando" is on display through Jan. 16 at Guild Hall Museum,... Read full biography
Following is an exhibition review by Karin Lipson, published in The New York Times, Region Section, December 16, 2011. "Rafael Ferrer: Contrabando" is on display through Jan. 16 at Guild Hall Museum, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. Open Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.... Read full biography
Following is an exhibition review by Karin Lipson, published in The New York Times, Region Section, December 16, 2011. "Rafael Ferrer: Contrabando" is on display through Jan. 16 at Guild Hall Museum, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. Open Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Belated Acclaim for an Artist With a Restless Sensibility. "WE both like Spanish, or Puerto Rican, coffee," the artist Rafael Ferrer said, referring to his wife and himself, as he prepared a strong... Read full biography
Following is an exhibition review by Karin Lipson, published in The New York Times, Region Section, December 16, 2011. "Rafael Ferrer: Contrabando" is on display through Jan. 16 at Guild Hall Museum, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. Open Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Belated Acclaim for an Artist With a Restless Sensibility. "WE both like Spanish, or Puerto Rican, coffee," the artist Rafael Ferrer said, referring to his wife and himself, as he prepared a strong cup for a recent visitor to his snug but airy home here. "It's not the beans," he said. "It's how you make it.". Much the same might be said of Mr. Ferrer's art over the decades, created at times from such seemingly unpromising materials as dead... Read full biography
Following is an exhibition review by Karin Lipson, published in The New York Times, Region Section, December 16, 2011. "Rafael Ferrer: Contrabando" is on display through Jan. 16 at Guild Hall Museum, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. Open Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Belated Acclaim for an Artist With a Restless Sensibility. "WE both like Spanish, or Puerto Rican, coffee," the artist Rafael Ferrer said, referring to his wife and himself, as he prepared a strong cup for a recent visitor to his snug but airy home here. "It's not the beans," he said. "It's how you make it.". Much the same might be said of Mr. Ferrer's art over the decades, created at times from such seemingly unpromising materials as dead leaves, blocks of ice, paper bags, slate blackboards and gourds. His paintings on canvas of tropical scenes, dee... Read full biography
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Following is an exhibition review by Karin Lipson, published in The New York Times, Region Section, December 16, 2011.
"Rafael Ferrer: Contrabando" is on display through Jan. 16 at Guild Hall Museum, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. Open Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Belated Acclaim for an Artist With a Restless Sensibility
"WE both like Spanish, or Puerto Rican, coffee," the artist Rafael Ferrer said, referring to his wife and himself, as he prepared a strong cup for a recent visitor to his snug but airy home here. "It's not the beans," he said. "It's how you make it."
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