Carlos Lacamara. Crescent City, California, 24" x 30" oil on canvas (framed size: 30" x 36") signed lower right. My guess is the painting is Circa 1980's? The painting was previously priced at $900.00. See photograph 5. Cuban artist, Carlos Lacámara, was vice president of an advertising agency in Havana, when he and his wife, Adria, a former opera singer escaped from Cuba in 1960. “If I had stayed there, I would have ended up in jail,” Lacámara explained at the time. The couple and their two young children, Carlos and Laura, made it to Washington, D.C.. In November 1960, the Washington Star newspaper interviewed Lacámara and published an article featuring nine of his paintings. Lacámara quickly landed a job illustrating for National Geographic magazine. He worked there for five years before moving to Puerto Rico, where he created an acclaimed series of Don Quixote oil paintings. After a year, Lacámara and his family returned to the United States and headed to California. Lacámara instantly fell in love with the Golden State, eventually dedicating himself to preserving the landscape and history of California. Lacámara spent the last decade of his life painting landscapes that would serve to remind future generations of the beauty of California before the inevitable onslaught of civic development. Lacámara also became actively involved in the Calabasas Historical Society and created several works depicting pivotal moments in California’s past. During his long, successful career, Lacámara produced a vast, eclectic portfolio of artwork, ranging from advertising art spanning four decades to portraits, watercolors, impressionistic paintings, and landscapes. Most of his works have been sold and are displayed in galleries and private homes throughout the United States. Seven of Lacamara’s paintings were purchased by the City of Calabasas in 2008 and are currently on display in Calabasas City Hall. Carlos Lacámara solo art exhibitions: Havana, Cuba El Paseo, Santa Barbara, CA Cliff Gallery, Morro Bay, CA White Meadows, West Hills, CASan Juan, Puerto Rico Mission Gallery, West Hills, CA Artspace, Woodland Hills, CA Bernard's Gallery, Calabasas, CA

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