Albert Loeb Gallery (cover art: Wifredo Lam), "Lam: Paintings from 1938 to 1962 / Recent Paintings," November 20-December 22, 1962. Print catalog, offset print.

This exhibition catalog documents a significant Wifredo Lam exhibition at the Albert Loeb Gallery in New York, held from November 20 to December 22, 1962. The catalog features two sections: "Recent Paintings" and a retrospective selection of "Paintings from 1938 to 1962." The cover displays an original line drawing by Lam on aged cream paper, depicting his characteristic elongated, geometric figures with angular limbs and stylized features rendered in black ink—a standing figure holding implements or weapons alongside a reclining form, exemplifying his synthesis of Cubist fragmentation with Afro-Caribbean spiritual imagery. The gallery's name "LAM" appears in brown serif capitals on the right side.

The introductory text notes that this exhibition marked Lam's return to New York after a twelve-year absence, as he had not shown in the city since 1950. The gallery decided to augment their exhibition of recent paintings with a representative selection of earlier works, enabling viewers unfamiliar with the artist to appreciate the development of his style. The catalog includes a biography noting Lam was born December 8, 1902 in Sagua la Grande, Cuba, studied at Beaux Arts schools in Havana, Madrid, and Barcelona before arriving in Paris in 1938, where he met Picasso, André Breton, Max Ernst, and Victor Brauner, joining the Surrealist movement. Pierre Loeb gave him his first one-man show in Paris. The text documents his participation in major exhibitions including the 1942 First Paper of Surrealism show in New York and the 1962 L'Art Latino-Américain à Paris at the Musée National d'Art Moderne.