Cuba through the lens of photography

Date of Event: October 22, 2012

Posted: October 12, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Notable Cuban-American photographer Tony Mendoza will present his work at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, in the lecture hall of Denison University’s Olin Science Hall (100 Sunset Hill Drive). Mendoza also will read from his new novel “The Mambo Club and Other Disasters; The Cuban Summer of 1954.” The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the modern languages department. For more information, contact Elizabeth Barringer-Smith at 740-587-6643 or visit www.denison.edu.

Mendoza is a professor in Ohio State University Department of Art’s photography program. His collection of black-and-white Cuban photos has been displayed in major art galleries across the nation. Additionally, Mendoza wrote a memoir about his cat, Ernie, and is in the process of writing a novel about his experiences in Havana during the summer of 1957.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison, Granville—Photography exhibition by Tony Mendoza at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, in the lecture hall of Olin Science Hall (100 Sunset Hill Drive). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Elizabeth Barringer-Smith at 740-587-6643 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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