Luis Cancel papers

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Luis Cancel papers

circa 1900-1998; bulk 1970-1996

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The papers of Puerto Rican arts administrator and artist Luis Cancel measure 10.1 linear feet and .947 gigabytes and date from circa 1900 to 1998 with the bulk of the material dating from 1970 to 1996. The collection is comprised of biographical material, professional files, arts administration records documenting his directorship at the Bronx Museum of the Arts and as Commissioner for the Department of Cultural Affairs in New York, subject and artist's files, files for the exhibition Legacy / Legado, printed materials, word processing documents, digital photographs, and unidentified sound recordings.

10.1 Linear feet; 0.947 Gigabytes (ER01-ER04)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7025785

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Bronx Museum of the Arts

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American Council for the Arts

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Cancel, Luis R.

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Artist; art administrator; lecturer; consultant. Cancel was born in New York City in 1952. In 1978, at the age of 25, Cancel was appointed Executive Director of the Bronx Museum of the Arts, where he served until 1991. While at the museum, he received a fellowhip from the National Endowment for the Arts to research Latin American art. He traveled extensively throughout Latin America and established important contacts for the Museum with major collectors, galleries and mu...