Lotto: The American Dream

1992

10: The Artist as Catalyst: Lotto: The American Dream, 1992. Luis Cruz Azaceta (Cuban, b. 1942). Screenprint; image: 36.8 x 58.8 cm (14 1/2 x 23 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Linda and Jack Lissauer, M.D. to commemorate The Print Club of Cleveland's centennial, 2019 2019.73.1 © Luis Cruz Azaceta This print belongs to a portfolio published to support the Alternative Museum, an experimental New York exhibition venue from 1975 through 2000. The space aimed to address inequity in the art world by hosting progressive exhibitions of contemporary art. The year this work was made, public funds were cut, leading artists to rally support by collaborating on a series of original screenprints. Many of the artists who contributed to the portfolio 10: Artist as Catalyst exhibited at the Alternative Museum.