in the Visual Arts, awarded in association with the Cintas Foundation annually from 2005 to 2009. The Foundation also contributed to the Cuban Artist Fund, El Museo del Barrio, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Storefront for Art and Architecture, and the Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach CA). From 2005 to 2012, the Foundation distributed over 4,000 of the artist's 7,000 prints or paintings to 72 institutions in the United States, Cuba and Puerto Rico, while the remainder were sold or are currently on sale. In 2011, the Foundation published Hard Light: The Work of Emilio Sanchez, edited by Curator Ann Koll, which included essays by John Angeline, Rudi C. Bleys, and Rafael DiazCasas. Although the Foundation closed its studio space on 19 West 21st Street In February 2012, it continues to maintain an online presence. References Other References "Cuban Museum takes bold step in pairing artists." The Miami Herald. 20 Feb 1993. Print. Veigas-Zamora, Jose; Vives Gutierrez; Cristina; Nodal, Adolfo V.; Garzon, Valia; and Montes de Oca, Dannys. Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century. Los Angeles CA: California/International Arts Foundation 2001. Print. Viegas, Jose. Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx. Los Angeles CA: California International Arts 2004. Print. or (Spanish) External links Emilio Sanchez Foundation. Web. "Listening to Pictures." Interview by Arlene Jacobowitz, Assistant Curator of Paintings and Sculpture of the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Emilio Sanchez Foundation. Web. "Emilio Sanchez." Beaux-Arts des Amériques. Web. "Comparing the work of Emilio Sanchez to that of Edward Hopper." Frederico Sève Gallery. Video 1/4. "Comparing the work of Emilio Sanchez to that of Georgia O'Keeffe." Frederico Sève Gallery. Video 2/4. "Influence Puerto Rican & Cuban Architecture had on Emilio Sanchez." Frederico Sève Gallery. Video 3/4. "Discussion on the Solar Quality of Emilio Sanchez's Work." Frederico Sève Gallery. 15 Nov 2011. Video 4/4. Angeline, John; Bleys, Rudi C.; and DiazCasas, Rafael. Hard Light: The Work of Emilio Sanchez. Ed. Ann Koll. New York: Prestel Publishing, 2011. Print. Web. "Emilio Sanchez." AskART. Web. "Emilio Sanchez." Invaluable''. Web. 1921 births 1999 deaths 20th-century American painters 20th-century American male artists American contemporary painters Artists from Havana Artists from New York (state) Columbia University School of the Arts alumni Cuban emigrants to the United States Male painters People from Warwick, New York Yale University alumni