The Best of What We Are: John Brentlinger and the Painters of Solentiname, Nicaragua
Gary Tartakov
Wednesday, 14 Nov 2007 at 8:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Gary Tartakov, Iowa State professor emeritus and art historian, will discuss the exhibit The Ideal and the Real: Folk Art from Solentiname, Nicaragua. The exhibit of oil paintings is from one of the most important folk art movements in the world that sprang into being along with Liberation Theology and the Sandinista Revolution. Tartakov will also reflect on the impact of the late John Bretlinger, founder of the Solentiname Nicaragua Friendship Group and author of The Best of What We Are: Reflections on the Nicaraguan Revolution. The exhibit is on display November 15, 2007 - January 2, 2008.Cosponsored By:
- Student Union Board
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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