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Hello all!
I’m querying the collective wisdom of ARLISians about a vexing research question. In perusing a picture book on Havana architecture, I became aware of a sumptuous Art Deco house in Havana with glass by Rene Lalique. Also, the family had a mausoleum in the Colon Cemetery built and decorated by Rene Lalique with a unique glass altar, screen, and entry doors. So far, I cannot locate the name of the house or mausoleum’s owner. Connie Glenn of CSU Long Beach actually went to a reception at the house, so apparently the Cubans recognize the house as something special. Does anyone have a thorough guidebook to Havana, the Colon Cemetery, or to Cuba? It’s pictured in Havana: History and Architecture of a Romantic City by Maria Luisa Lobo Montalvo, with the collaboration of Zoila Lapique Becali and Alicia Garcia Santana, and published by Monacelli Press, New York, 2000. I’m looking for any additional information possible, including floor plans, list of Lalique glass, etc. P.S. I know Cuba is on our “restricted country” list.
Thanks in advance to a great group of sleuths!
Linda Zoeckler
Head, Huntington Art Reference Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA, 91108
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