Intellectual Creations
The Art of José Rodeiro
By Aaron R. Fodiman
In Picnic at Bath Beach,
José Rodeiro envisioned a day in
1890 when Cuban poet José Martí
met with his goddaughter and her
mother in Brooklyn, New York, near
the Verrazzano “Narrows” tidal
strait. The oil painting is filled
with symbolism, such as the green
geographical image of Cuba on the
blue rubber kickball.
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