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Photographs
of the Lorente Endowment Event
The
Carlos Sebastián Lorente Memorial Fund commemorates the life
of its namesake and the Lorente Family's long-standing relationship
with USC. Creation of this memorial fund for the acquisition of Cuban
and Cuban-Exile publications makes tangible Carlos Sebastián
Lorente's devotion to Cuba and its culture. The fund will enrich the
research resources of the University of Southern California and celebrate
the heritage of the Cuban community of Los Angeles and Southern California.
Donation of
the Bust of José Martí to the Boeckmann Center
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On April
17, 1994, at a ceremony in the Doheny Memorial Library officially
announcing the USC University Libraries' endowment for Cuban and
Cuban-Exile Studies, Mrs. Yolanda Lorente and her family donated
the bust of José Martí to the Boeckmann Center for
Iberian and Latin American Studies. The endowment and the bust
of Martí memorialize her late husband Carlos Sebastián
Lorente. Receiving the donation for USC is Barbara Robinson, Head
of the Boeckmann Center and Curator for the Center's collections.
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The Family of Carlos Sebastián Lorente
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left to right: Daughter Dr. María Lisa Lorente-Provost; son
Charles Lorente and grandson Brendan Sebastián Lorente; wife,
Yolanda Lorente; daughter Dr. Denise María Lorente-Green;
son-in-law, Dr. John Jeffrey Green; and nephew, Dr. Alfredo Aparicio.
In the true spirit of the Trojan Family, María Lisa, Charles,
Denise María and Yolanda all hold academic degrees from USC.
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Sculptor Sergio
López-Mesa and His Bust of José Martí
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Sergio López-Mesa,
master sculptor, with his bronze bust of José Martí,
on April 17th, 1994, in the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin
American Studies. The bust is an exact replica of the original
in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, dedicated in 1976 by the
Patronato José Martí of California, with support
from the sculptor, from Carlos Sebastian Lorente and from other
members of the local Cuban-exile community.
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Sergio López-Mesa
was born in Havana, Cuba in 1918. He holds degrees from Cuba's
Academia San Alejandro and from Italy's Escuela de Bellas Artes
and the Real Escuela de la Medalla.
López-Mesa's
sculptures and monuments are located in Toluca, México,
in Havana, Bayamo and Punta Brava, Cuba and in several locations
in the United States. Prior to his exile from his homeland in
1960, he served as Director of the Cuban Departamento de Bellas
Artes, Dirección de Cultura and as professor at the Academia
de San Alejandro.
Since 1973
he has made Los Angeles his home where he contributes to the cultural
and artistic life of the city.
His most
recent artistic contribution includes the bronze bust of José
Martí, located in the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and
Latin American Studies and donated to the University of Southern
California in 1994 by the Lorente Family, in memory of Carlos
Sebastián Lorente.
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More Photographs
of The Lorente Event
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Left to Right: Dr. Aurelio de la Vega, Gladys Corugedo, wife of
José, Dr. Tom Tomlinson, of USC, José A. Corugedo,
Mr. Lorente's Assistant Engineer at B.L. Engineering, Inc. |
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From Left
to Right: Members of the Patronato José Martí de
California, Elsa and Sotero Machin and Jorge and Sylvia Poitou,
examine Cuban materials in the Boeckmann Center Collection.
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Left to Right: Members of the Patronato José Martí
de California, (Carlos Paz, Carmen Paz, Yolanda López Mesa,
Sylvia and Jorge Poitou, Sarita de la Vega, Elsa and Sotero Machin)
with grandson Brendan Sebastián Lorente, Yolanda Lorente
and Sergio López Mesa, sculptor. |
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From Left
to Right: Carmen Paz, Dr. Aurelio de la Vega, and Dr. Tom Tomlinson,
addressing the group present at the event.
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