Artists Conversation 

This conversation with three contemporary artists exploring the lasting impacts of 1898 is moderated by Taína Caragol, Curator of paintings & sculpture and Latino art & history at the National Portrait Gallery. José Manuel Mesías, an artist working out of Havana, Cuba, presents his work “Imagery of a Nation & Race: Postponement of Martí’s project in the shadow of the Monster.” Pablo Delano, Charles A. Dana Professor of Fine Arts at Trinity College presents “Uncovering the Museum of the Old Colony.” Mark Hamasaki, Professor at Windward Community College at University of Hawaii presents Ē Luku Wale Ē: Photographs of Piliāmoʻo,” his collaborative work with Kapulani Landgraf.