Cuban Theater Digital Archive

Costume sketch for the character, El Afro

Colored male costume design for El Afro, which consists of an elaborate neck collar, trunks, and a headpiece.

Notes:

Creator: Ferra, Max
Costume designer: Barceló, Randy, 1946-1994
From the play, Nostalgia Tropical. Costume design features a range of Afro-Cuban musical genres, from el Danzón, the official dance of Cuba, to la rumba to "La Guajuira." Stamp on bottom right corner: Associate member United Scenic Artists; initials: RB. "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:: chc0454000031
Collection:: Randy Barcelo Collection
License:: University of Miami copyright policy