Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Vicente Dopico Lerner Papers, 1977-2016, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.dopivice
Creators:
Dopico Lerner, Vicente, 1943-2020
Dates:
1977-2016
Languages:
Multiple languages
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Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
0.681 Gigabytes
Repository:
The papers of Cuban born American painter Vicente Dopico Lerner measure 0.5 linear feet and 0.681 GB and date from 1977 to 2016. The collection includes sketches, the documentary Vicente Dopico Lerner: El Caos y La Imagen, photographs of artwork and of the artist with artwork and others, and printed materials.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of Cuban born American painter Vicente Dopico Lerner measure 0.5 linear feet and 0.681 GB and date from 1977 to 2016. The collection includes sketches, a digital version of the documentary Vicente Dopico Lerner: El Caos y La Imagen, photographs of artwork and of the artist with artwork and others, and printed materials.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged as one series.
  • Series 1: Vicente Dopico Lerner papers, 1977-2016 (Box 1, OV 2; 0.5 linear feet, ER01; 0.681 GB)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Vicente Dopico Lerner (1943-2020) was a painter in Miami, Florida. He was born in Havana, Cuba and came to the United States in 1964. He received a bachelor's and a master's degree in fine arts from St. Thomas University in Miami. He also studied art at the Art Students League of New York in the 1970s where he studied with Robert Motherwell, Rodolfo Abularach, and other prominent artists.
Dopico Lerner exhibited his work throughout the United States as well as in Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Haiti. He was the recipient of several awards including the prestigious Cintas Foundation Fellowship.

Administration

Author
Sarah Mundy
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were donated by Vicente Dopico Lerner in 2017.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2018. Born-digital records were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Vicente Dopico Lerner papers, 1977-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.

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