"ISLA LLORONA"
(Crying Island)
By F. Lennox Campello
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From the "Cuba Series" started in the early 1970s.
This painting was done while the artist was a student at the University of Washington School of Art (1977-1981). On this piece, painted are the words
"Cachita, si puedes tu con Dios hablar, preguntale por que razon, al Caribe, con mis lagrimas quiere llenar."
The words in Spanish translate to:
"Cachita, if you can talk to God, ask Him why with my tears the Caribbean He wants to fill.
"Isla Llorona (Crying Island)"
Acrylic on gessoed board, c. 1978
37.5 x 50 inches
In the permanent Collection of Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, NC
