Costume sketch for the character, El Afro
From the play, Nostalgia Tropical. Costume design features a headpiece, an elaborate neck collar, hand and feet accessories, and trunks to match.
Notes:
Creator: Ferra, MaxCostume designer: Barceló, Randy, 1946-1994
The designs represent a range of Afro-Cuban musical genres, from el Danzón, the official dance of Cuba, to la rumba, to "La Guajuira." This sketch is designated number 5. The design has been taped onto a piece of paper by the artist. "Nostalgia Tropical" was a joint presentation of the Intar Hispanic American Arts Center and the Light Opera of Manhattan, created and directed by Max Ferra.
Object date: 1993
Coverage (temporal): 1990-2000
Coverage (spatial): New York, New York
Object details:
- Physical object type:
- Costume design drawings
- Digital object format:
- Image
- Object ID:
- chc0454000029
- Collection:
- Randy Barcelo Collection
- License:
- University of Miami copyright policy