Manuel Pardo, Cuban, American, 1952 to 2012, oil painting on board depicting a male portrait. Inscribed, on the backside. Manuel Pardo was born in Cardenas, Cuba in 1952, and lived in worked in New York City. Pardo graduated from the School of Visual Arts, and received his BFA in 1978. Having exhibited his works throughout the East Village, he was included in The Other Masculinity: Alternative Representations of Masculinity, an exhibition curated by founder and director of the New Museum, Marcia Tucker. His work was presented in a solo show at the New Museum in 1991, and in various galleries and museums in France and Mexico. His work is characterized synthesizing his intricate line work and pop culture references to imagine the fantasy world his mother was never able to have. One of a kind artwork.