Mario Sanchez - Legendary Cuban American Folk Artist 2000 44x56 Huge

Year2000

Hand SignedLower Left 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassLight Wood Frame With Natural Linen Liner 

Purchased fromPrivate Collector 

Provenance / HistoryThis painting is from a cultural and historical collection of paintings by internationally renowned artist Paul Collins entitled "Whos is Key West?" They were created to help inaugurate the Key West Museum of Art and History Museum. Collins was featured on the Cover of The Key West Citizen Parade Magazine and several newspapers published enthusiastic reviews. They were exhibit for 15 years. 

Story / Additional InfoThis painting is from a cultural and historical collection of paintings by internationally renowned artist Paul Collins. These paintings immortalize Key West characters, from the famous, infamous and unknown who helped shape one of the most unique cities in America. They were created to help inaugurate the Key West Museum of Art and History Museum. Collins was featured on the Cover of The Key West Citizen Parade Magazine and several newspapers published enthusiastic reviews. They exhibited over a decade and are now available for purchase. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArtist 

Additional InformationExhibited at the Key West Art Museum 

LID98992

Paul Collins - United States

Art Brokerage: Paul Collins - African American Artist: b. 1936. Paul Lamar Collins is an American realist painter. Collins is known for his skillful use of textures, light, and attention to detail. Collins has also designed many distinguished awards and emblems. He is the creator of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Non-Violent Peace Prize Medal commissioned by Coretta Scott King for the centers highest honor. The award has been bestowed upon such leaders as Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, President Jimmy Carter and Desmond Tutu. He also designed the Challenger 7 Space Shuttle logo commemorating the first U.S. woman in space, and the Presidential Fitness Mural for the President Carter Administration. His work has been viewed not only in galleries, from the Pushkin Museum in Moscow to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., but also in various libraries, schools, gymnasiums, correctional institutes, community centers and hospitals. He continues to lecture students, teaching children about other cultures through his art and life experiences. Collins has painted numerous murals on school walls and donated the reproduction rights to scholarship funds. Collins has received many awards for his efforts throughout the years, including the Mead Book Award, The Tadlow Fine Arts Award, The People’s Choice Award in Paris, The Golden Centaur of Italy, and the Ceba Award for Excellence. He was marked as one of the top twenty painters in America by the Watson-Guptill Publication. He has also served on a number of executive boards for various organizations, including the The Marin Luther King, Jr. Board in Atlanta and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C. He served as President of the Greater Grand Rapids Fund where he helped raise over $350,000 from various corporations to establish the “Teens Summer Jobs Program” creating over 600 summer jobs. Collins also co-chaired the Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Campaign with President Gerald R. Ford and Senator Glenn Steil in a campaign to restore the existing Seidman Youth Center and build an additional center across town. Listings wanted.