Fernando’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Working with Ixtle (Valle del Mezquital, State of Hidalgo), from Mexican People
Fernando Castro Pacheco Mexican, 1918-2013

Street Scene
Fernando Botero Colombian, born 1932

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901)

Negros Milongueando
Fernando Guibert Argentine, born 1912

Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

Polychrome Jar
Paulita Pacheco (Santo Domingo Fire Clan, 1943–2008) Santo Domingo Pueblo (Kewa), New Mexico

At the Cirque Fernando
Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917

Portrait of the Painter Fernando Castillo
Jesús Escobedo Mexican, 1918-1978

At the Circus Fernando: Medrano with a Piglet
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901

Fidel Castro
Yousuf Karsh Canadian, born Turkish Armenia, 1908–2002

Susana and the Tiger, from México Nueve
Alberto Castro Leñero (Mexican, born 1951) printed by Tamarind Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1960)

Fidel Castro
Yousuf Karsh Canadian, born Turkish Armenia, 1908–2002

Composition, from 21 Estampadores de Colombia, Mexico y Venuzuela
Fernando García Ponce Mexican, 1933-1987

Dr. Veronica Bussel with Her Husband Dr. Fernando Colmenero, Brookline, Massachusetts
Nicholas Nixon American, born 1947

Head Fragment from a Large Ceremonial Jar
Tiwanaku-Wari Pacheco, south coast, Peru

Corallo Chair
Campana Brothers (Brazilian, founded circa 1983) Fernando Campana (Brazilian, born 1961) and Humberto Campana (Brazilian, born 1953) Manufactured by Edra Italian, founded 1987

Head Fragment from a Large Ceremonial Jar
Tiwanaku-Wari Pacheco, south coast, Peru

Fidel Castro speaking at the Teatro Chaplin, Havana
René Burri Swiss, 1933-2014

Lana Turner...Ben Gage, Friend, Esther Williams and Fernando Lamas at Marion Davis’ Party, Hollywood, 1952
Ruth Orkin American, 1921–1985