Secundino Bermúdez y Delgado or simply Cundo Bermúdez (September 3, 1914 – October 30, 2008), was a

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painter.

Biography

Born in

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Westchester home on October 30, 2008. In 1926, Bermudez was admitted at the 'Institute of Havana,' and in 1930 enrolled at the renowned

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, where he studied painting for two years. In 1934, he entered the

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to study law and social sciences. He graduated in 1941. Later, he traveled to Mexico and studied at the

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. In 1949 he founded the ''Asociación de Pintores y Escultores de Cuba (APEC)''.

Individual exhibitions

* 1942 – ''"Cundo Bermúdez. Gouaches y Acuarelas"'',

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, Argentina * 1957 – ''"Exposición de Cundo Bermúdez"'', Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo,

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, Peru * 1974 – ''"Cundo Bermúdez Painting/Alfredo Lozano Sculptures"'',

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, Florida * 1979 – Museum of Modern Art of Latin America,

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Collective exhibitions

He was part of many collectives exhibitions such as: * 1938 – "National Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures" at the

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, Havana, Cuba * 1941 – "Cuban Contemporary Art Exhibition",

, Havana, Cuba * 1942 – "Some Contemporary Painters", Lyceum, Havana, Cuba * 1943 – "An Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture Modern Cuban", ''

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Institution'', Havana, Cuba * 1944 – ''Cuban Painting Exhibition'' at the

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(MOMA),

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* 1950 – ''"Pinturas"''. Cundo Bermúdez,

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and Martínez Pedro. Lyceum, Havana, Cuba * 1951 – ''"I

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"'',

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, Brazil * 1952 – ''"XXVI Biennale di Venezia"'',

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, Italy * 1953 – ''"II Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamericano"'', Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña,

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, Puerto Rico * 1994 – ''"Cuban Artists: Expressions in Graphics"'', Jadite Galleries, New York City

Awards

* Prize of Acquisition of the Gulf Caribbean Art Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts of Houston,

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, Texas * 1972 – Hororable Mention, ''"Segunda Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamericano"'', ''Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña'',

, Puerto Rico * 1973 – "Homenaje a Picasso", Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA),

* 1973 – 'Cintas Foundation Fellowship',

Collections

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, Miami, Florida *

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External links

Vanguard and Contemporary Cuban Art

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bermudez, Cundo 1914 births 2008 deaths Cuban contemporary artists Artists from Havana Cuban male painters Cuban modern painters Cuban emigrants to the United States