Tiled mural in Plaza de Simón Bolivar, Havana, November 2016
This striking mural is the work of Venezuelan artist Carmen Montilla Tinoco, who lived and worked in Havana and was a friend of Fidel Castro. This piece, completed in 1999, is a tribute to La Habana Vieja (Old Havana) and to Eusebio Leal Spengler, who was a Havana City Historian and director of the restoration program of Old Havana.
Carmen Montilla died in 2004 but there is an art gallery in her name in Plaza de San Francisco de Asis. It is located in a house that she renovated in 1994, and where she lived until her death.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 April 2017
Posted as part of Monday Mural
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My kind of mural. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
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I like your layout, your story capsules, your photos and the telling of your adventures. Delightful and informative posts.
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Her house in Havana is beautiful. Love her artwork
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Lovely. Like stained glass. Thanks for contributing to this week’s Monday Mural.
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…such a nice splash of color!
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nice and colorful!
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Lovely tiled mural, very artistic.
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Nice and colourful!
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Love tiled murals, and this one is gorgeous 🙂
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Yes, they work well in a busy area like this. Long lasting art and great colours and reflections in Cuban light
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Lovely colours! 🙂 Happy Monday, Debs 🙂 Off out walking?
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Only the virtual type!
I’m just about to give you a Monday Walk. And then I need to get back to work.
But an afternoon tea later (that might appear on my blog!)
Enjoy the rest of your Easter Jo.
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beautiful!
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Marvellous! And wish I had seen the art gallery , I was in Plaza San Fransisco de Asis when I met my taxi…grrr
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There was just too much to do in Havana!
I didn’t go to it either, didn’t know about it in fact. And there were other galleries and museums that i wanted to get into but the camera kept me outside!
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Well, as I only had a few hours, and my personal mission was to document aspects of downtown Havana, I stayed outside too!
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