El Culto

NamePainting

Maker Roberto Torres Lameda (Cuban, born 1956)

Date2018

Place madeMella, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Caribbean

MediumOil paint on canvas

DimensionsFrame: 15 3/16 × 20 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (38.5 × 52.2 × 5 cm)
Painting only: 13 11/16 × 19 5/16 × 1 3/16 in. (34.8 × 49 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Stephen Luckman, A.2020.41.4

Object numberA.2020.41.4

ProvenancePurchased from artist by Peggy Gaustad; purchased from Gaustad by Julie Payne. Collected by the late Julie Payne and being offered by her widower, Steve Luckman. Payne was the daughter of early Hollywood actors Anne Shirley and John Howard Payne.

DescriptionRoom with two windows an door revealing lush outdoor greenery. Room appears to be a place of worship with a gathering of people standing and sitting on benches. To one side is a table laden with food.