Scull Twins

Haydée (died 2007) and Sahara (died 2008) Scull, known as the Scull Twins or the Scull sisters, were Cuban-Chinese folk-artists.

Born in Cuba in the 1930's, the sisters created humorous three-dimensional paintings and sculptures of Old Havana and Florida, using paper mache, wire and acrylic paint.[1] These now fetch high prices with collectors.

Haydée immigrated to the United States in 1969 with her daughter, Elizabeth, joining her son Michael in Miami, Florida. Sahara immigrated to the United States in 1973, joining Haydée in Miami.[2] The sisters were known for wearing matching, colorful, dresses and hats around the Miami art scene.[3]

They were referenced in a song entitled Scull Twins by Duncan Browne.

Further reading
  • Congdon, Kristin G. and Kelley, Kara: American Folk Art: A Regional Reference. ABC-CLIO, 2012. ISBN 978-0-31334-936-2
  • http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/scull.htm
  • http://www.freewebs.com/haydeescull
gollark: Why do I keep *doing* this?
gollark: Do WHAT?
gollark: Is that like horizontal gene transfer?
gollark: My favourite part is where I accursedly patch an extra method into the aiosqlite objects.
gollark: I assume it's optimal.

References
  1. "A Finding Aid to the Scull family scrapbook, 1953-1996". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  2. "A Finding Aid to the Scull family scrapbook, 1953-1996". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  3. Angeles, Maria de Los (2017-06-08). "Seven of the Wackiest Characters in Miami History". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
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