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Alan Reddick
United States
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- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Watercolor on Paper
- Other details : Unmounted artwork. Mounting and/or framing available on request.
- Dimensions : 29.9x21.7in
About this artwork
There were some really great percussionist to come out of Cuba in the 1940s-50s. One such musician was the conga player Armando Paraza. Born in Havana he was orphaned as a child and by age 7 was living on the streets. He had various jobs to support himself selling vegetables coaching boxing, and playing Simi-pro baseball. When he heard a band at the baseball game he tried out for the band without experience and got the job playing congas. He left…
Cuba and came to New York in 1949. He started there by playing with Machito, then playing in Charlie Parkers band. Later in the 1950s he played with Cal Tjader and with Dave Brubeck. In 1954 he moved to San Francisco where he would play with Gabor Szabo and Harry Mandel. In the 1970s he started a long tenure with Carlos Santana and the group Santana. He passed away in 2014 at the age of 89. The painting is titled 'Armando Paraza'.
Alan Reddick
United States
Credentials
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Alan Reddick is a painter and sculptor who draws on a diverse self-taught background, shaped by observing masters like Seurat, Picasso, and Duchamp. He skillfully blends pointillism, cubism, and dynamic composition with his own distinctive motifs—floating musical instruments, geometric forms, and vivid hues of violet, orange, and indigo. His works radiate vibrancy and motion, passionately conveying the exuberance of music, the richness of nature, and the adventurous spirit of life. He is a graduate of Morehouse College with a degree in arts and communications . He has been in various galleries principally in the New York City area of both his sculptures and paintings .He has exhibited with such lauded artist as Romare Bearden Jacob Lawrance, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse , and Joan Miro.
Alan Reddick
Armando Paraza
$950
