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Wifredo Lam

1902 - 1982

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Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla (Chinese: 林飛龍; Jyutping: lam4 fei1lung4; December 8, 1902 – September 11, 1982), better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. Inspired by and in contact with some of the most renowned artists of the 20th century, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Lam melded his influences and created a unique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures. This distinctive visual style of his also influences many artists. Though he was predominantly a painter, he also worked with sculpture, ceramics and printmaking in his later life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wifredo Lam is the 689th most popular painter (down from 619th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Cuba (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Wifredo Lam ranks 689 out of 2,023. Before him are Francisco Herrera the Elder, Ramon Casas, Marietta Robusti, Otto van Veen, John Russell, and Marguerite Gérard. After him are François Lemoyne, Antonio Vivarini, Marie-Guillemine Benoist, Mihály Munkácsy, Jean Béraud, and Guido of Siena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Wifredo Lam ranks 87. Before him are Demchugdongrub, Norma Shearer, Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, Therese Brandl, Abraham Wald, and George Gaylord Simpson. After him are Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, Lyubov Orlova, Josef Krips, Giuseppe Pella, Darryl F. Zanuck, and Nicolás Guillén. Among people deceased in 1982, Wifredo Lam ranks 85. Before him are Leopold Trepper, Roberto Calvi, Jack Swigert, King Vidor, Ville Ritola, and Fazlur Rahman Khan. After him are Jean Girault, Pavel Alexandrov, Isa Miranda, Marcel Camus, Gara Garayev, and Henry King.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Wifredo Lam ranks 31 out of 300. Before him are Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819), Vilma Espín (1930), Aleida March (1936), Tomás Estrada Palma (1835), Ramón Grau (1881), and Manuel Marrero Cruz (1963). After him are Sergio Oliva (1941), Mel Martínez (1946), Nicolás Guillén (1902), Alberto Juantorena (1950), Leo Brouwer (1939), and Omara Portuondo (1930).

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Among PAINTERS In Cuba

Among painters born in Cuba, Wifredo Lam ranks 1. After him are Ana Mendieta (1948), and Carmen Herrera (1915).

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