Xavier Cortada,
"Comunión en la Plaza," 53 " x 86", acrylic on canvas, 1998.
In November 1998, the
"Comunión en la Plaza" (Communion on the Plaza) painting won the "Best of
Show" Grand Prize at the Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art's group
show, "Arte + Arte." The
painting was also reproduced as a poster for the University of Miami School of
International Studies and Cuban Studies Association sponsored conference, "Faith and
Power: Religion in Contemporary Cuba," Third Annual South Florida Symposium on Cuba
at the UM James L. Knight Center on September 12-13, 1998.
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