Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas
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Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas | |
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Died | 14 February 1950 | (aged 50)
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Notable work | Inca Princess, 1931 |
Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas (24 October 1899 – 14 February 1950)[1] was a Bolivian painter who was a leader of the indigenous art movement during the first half of the 20th century.
Life
[edit]Rojas was born in Potosí, Bolivia.[1][2]
He was a student of Avelino Nogales, and then Julio Romero de Torres, who taught him in Spain.[2][3] Rojas became a leader of the Bolivian indigenous art movement during the first half of the 20th century, and was known for mixing Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles with Indigenist imagery.[3]
Rojas taught the American modernist painter Evelyn Metzger, whilst she was living in South America.[4]
He was the father of the noted mathematician, scientist and linguist Iván Guzmán de Rojas.[citation needed]
He died by suicide in La Paz.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bolivianos ilustres" (in Spanish). Bolivia.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Guzmán de Rojas, Cecilio". Union List of Artist Names Online. J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Interview of Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas". LatinArt.com. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "A Finding Aid to the Evelyn Borchard Metzger papers, 1959-1968 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2024.