The Light in Cuban Eyes

In 2002, art collector and philanthropist Madeleine P. Plonsker began traveling to Cuba to uncover Havanas thriving art scene. The Light in Cuban Eyes: Lake Forest Colleges Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection of Contemporary Cuban Photography focuses on Cuban photography between 1992 and 2012. These years cover Cubas Special Period, a desperate time resulting from the withdrawal of financial support from the former Soviet Union that continues to present day. The fifty artists represented in this bilingual bookincluding Juan Carlos Alom, Adrin Fernndez Milans, Marta Mara Prez Bravo, Cirenaica Moreira, and Glenda Lenshoot their worlds in styles ranging from fabulist to gritty. This is world-class work, yet the artists are often known only to the small population of collectors fortunate enough to have traveled to this tightly restricted country, or through art world reputations that have only recently started to expand beyond the island.