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Woodcut signed by the author; 1 of 10 1959 Photograph of Fayad Jamis labeled: "Fayad Jamis/Colaborador" 1965 [Jul 10?] "Gráfica Cubana" - flyer of the exhibition facilitated by Fayad Jamis and held at Mexico 1978 Sep 28 Unidentified prose, 2 pp. 1985 Jul 7 "Diario de la Madrugada" - manuscript by Fayad Jamis, 4 pp. 1986 Jul 3 Libro de Fayad III - handwritten booklet, 8 pp. Pressed leaf inside front cover. 1987 May 1 "Un ano duró la maternidad" - typed poetry, 3 pp. n.d. "Retorno de Selim" - typed manuscript, 43 pp. n.d. Invitation from El Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales to an exhibition by Rául Rodriguez. [?] Sep 30 |
Fayad Jamis Collection, 1959-1987Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Isadora Moura Mota.2009
Administrative InformationPurchase, 2002. Latino Collection: Antonio Benítez Rojo Papers, 1957-2002 Alicia Borinsky Papers, 1972-2005 Sandra Cisneros Collection, 1984-2001 Manuel Cuéllar Vizcaíno Collection, 1909-2002 Jeffrey Davidow Papers, 1993-2003 Martín Espada Papers, 1957-2003 Ivor L. Miller Papers, 1900-2005 (bulk 1990-2005) Ilan Stavans, Videotapes of "Conversations with Ilan Stavans," 2001-2006 Processed in 2002 by John Lancaster. Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection: [Identification of item], in Fayad Jamis Collection [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library There is no restriction on access to the Fayad Jamis Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes. Requests for permission to publish material from Fayad Jamis Collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Return to the Table of Contents Biographical NoteFayad Jamis, Mexican-born Cuban poet, journalist, diplomat, painter, and book artist, was born in Zacatecas, the son of a Cuban father of Lebanese heritage and a Mexican mother, in 1930. He moved with his family to Cuba in 1936 and lived in various parts of the island until settling in Havana around the 1940s. Jamis first received artistic training at the traditional San Alexandro Academy, but went on a different path to become a well-known abstract painter. In 1953, he joined the Grupo de los Once, or Group of Eleven, which embodied the modernist aesthetic values of a new generation of Cuban painters. In 1954, Fayad Jamis went to Paris and, two years later, attended the School of High Studies of La Sorbonne. He exhibited together with sculptor Agustín Cárdenas and had his first solo show in France sponsored by the surrealist writer André Breton. Jamis relocated to Cuba in 1959 where he taught painting at the National School of Art of Cubanacán, directed the Literature Section of the UNEAC (Unión de Escritores e Artistas de Cuba), published various books, and wrote articles for publications such as the Ediciones La Tertulia, Lunes de Revolución, La Gaceta de Cuba, Orígenes, Ciclón, and the Sunday supplement Hoy. Fayad Jamis also served as Cultural Counsel at the Cuban Embassy in Mexico for eleven years. In 1962, Fayad Jamis was the recipient of the Casa de las Américas prize for his book Por Esta Libertad. His paintings can be seen today at the National Fine Arts Museum in Havana, and more of his artistic work integrates several private and institutional collections both in Cuba and abroad. Fayad Jamis often used the pseudonyms Fernando Moro, Onirio Estrada or the initials F.J.N. He died in 1988. Bibliography: Brújula (1949)Los párpados y el polvo (1954)Alumbran. Seco sábado (1954)Vagabundo del alba (1959)Cuatro poemas en China (1961)Los puentes (1962)Por esta libertad (1962)La victoria de Playa Girón (1964)Cuerpos (Antología, 1966)Abrí la verja de hierro (1973)La Pedrada. Selección poética (1951-1973)Historia de un hombre (1995; posthumous) Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThe collection consists of materials related chiefly to Fayad Jamis' career as a poet and book artist. It includes unpublished manuscripts, books, handwritten and decorated booklets, as well as photographs that cover the period between 1959 and 1987. There is a heavily annotated copy of Jamis' collected poems, La Pedrada, which was published in Havana in 1985. All of the materials are in Spanish. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Files are arranged in chronological order. Return to the Table of Contents
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