1. The "Primitive" within "Primitivism": Lam's Encounter with the School of Paris
2. Mediating the Sacred and the Profane: Lam's Cuban Work in the 1940s
3. Myth and Totemism: Lam and the New York School, 1942-1952
4. Surrealism after World War II: Lam in Europe, 1947-1960
5. "Lo Maravilloso" and the Antillean Ethos: Lam in Cuba and Latin America, 1946-1960
6. The Demise of Surrealism: Lam and the U.S. Art Scene, 1950-1980
7. The Artist in the Revolution: Lam in Cuba, 1960-1982
8. A Shaman for Modern Times: Lam in Europe, 1960-1982
9. New Means and New Media: Lam's Late Work, 1970-1982
10. The "Deft Juggler of Cultural Modes": Lam in the Postmodern Context