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| Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas | |
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| Born | (1899-10-24)24 October 1899 Potosí, Bolivia |
| Died | 14 February 1950(1950-02-14) (aged 50) La Paz, Bolivia |
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| Notable work | Inca Princess, 1931 |
Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas (24 October 1899 – 14 February 1950) was a Bolivian painter who was a leader of the indigenous art movement during the first half of the 20th century.
Life
Rojas was born in Potosí, Bolivia.
He was a student of Avelino Nogales, and then Julio Romero de Torres, who taught him in Spain. 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.
Rojas taught the American modernist painter Evelyn Metzger, whilst she was living in South America.
He was the father of the noted mathematician, scientist and linguist Iván Guzmán de Rojas.
He died by suicide in La Paz.
References
- ^ "Bolivianos ilustres" (in Spanish). Bolivia.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Guzmán de Rojas, Cecilio". Union List of Artist Names Online. J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "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.
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