John Satory holds a painting of life in Cuba, featuring royal plam trees, a bollo countryside home, a river and sun shining. This was created by a Cuban refugee at Fort McCoy in 1980. Maureen McCollum/WPR
John Satory holds a drawing of a young Fidel Castro heavily armed and holding the bodies of Cuban people. In the background are Mariel boats filled with people trying to leave the island. “It’s a very powerful image of what, I think, represents the trauma that these migrants endured during the exodus,” Omar Granados said. This art was created by a Cuban refugee at Fort McCoy in 1980. Maureen McCollum/WPR
John Satory holds art created on a bedsheet of la Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, the patron saint of Cuba at Satori Arts Gallery in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Feb. 24, 2021. The art was created by a Cuban refugee at Fort McCoy in 1980. Maureen McCollum/WPR
Armando Rodriguez holds art created on a bedsheet of Jesus Christ at Satori Arts Gallery in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Feb. 24, 2021. The art was created by a Cuban refugee, L. Fundora, at Fort McCoy in 1980. Rodriguez knows the artist. Maureen McCollum/WPR
John Satory holds a painting of what the artist dreamed life in the United States would be like, featuring a big house, swimming pool, and two nice cars. This was created by a Cuban refugee at Fort McCoy in 1980. Maureen McCollum/WPR
