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rie rls bjs ge), 1993 inchs waa) ‘Ca Eas Her Sica ian we | : : | : : ee eet eee ery : 4 | whirl this being the greatest aspiration of youth’s promise is 7 tunquestionably painful. The issue fs to depart, no matter where i\ to. And under this perennial desire for departing, thore isa ere eter etn nennee nt i | ere ens | { FROM INDIGENISM TO SURREALISM: CAMILO EGAS IN NEW YORK, 1927-1946 Michele Greet ‘Calo fs Lalor Dy Gon br, 132 Glen cates tse Soothes (09305 cx In 1927 the Ecuadorian artist Camilo Egas moved to New York Gis, whore he remained for the duration of his career NewYork in 1927 was a vibrant place far different fmm the provincial city of Quito, the artist's hometown. Azziving just before the Great Depression, Egas experienced the optimism, ambition, and surge of artistic creatvity that characterized the Roaring Tiventies, This was the age of Harlem jazz, the automobile, and the skyscraper. Soon though, withthe stock market crash of 1929, the optimism of the era began to

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