Federico Canessi

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Canessi and the second or maternal family name is del Campillo.
Federico Canessi
Canessi at work on a bust of B. Traven in 1929 in Mexico City
Born
Federico Canessi del Campillo

September 25, 1905
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedAugust 29, 1977(1977-08-29) (aged 71)
Other namesFederico C. del Campillo
EducationAcademy of San Carlos
OccupationSculptor
AwardsBrussels World Grand Prize (1940)

Federico Canessi del Campillo (1905 – 1977) was a Mexican sculptor, and muralist. He is one of the founders of modern figurative sculpture in Mexico.

Biography

Federico Canessi del Campillo was born on September 25, 1905, in Mexico City, Mexico.[1][2][3] Canessi studied sculpture at the Academy of San Carlos, and was a student of Manuel Centurión [es].[3][4] In 1924, he received a scholarship and travelled to the United States on behalf of the Mexican government. There he worked in New York City and Chicago, and with the Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović.[3]

In 1930, Canessi returned to Mexico, and taught at the Central School of Plastic Arts (Old Academy of San Carlos). He was a founding member of the Academia de Artes (Academy of Arts) in 1968.[5] From 1934 to 1940 he lived in Jiquilpan, Michoacán.[6] He was awarded the Brussels World Grand Prize in 1940.[6]

Canessi created numerous sculptures made of wood, stone, clay, and bronze; including busts, and bas reliefs. In 1934, he worked with sculptor Oliverio Martínez on the Monumento a la Revolución. He carved a monumental stone relief into a rock face, 25 metres (82 ft)-high and 240 metres (790 ft)-wide at the Nezahualcóyotl Dam in 1964.[7] He collaborated with David Alfaro Siqueiros on the sculpture paintings of the rectory of Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City.[6]

Canessi died on August 29, 1977.[4]

Works

Monument to the Flag (Monumento a la Bandera Nacional), (1951), Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato
Monument to the Flag (Monumento a la Bandera Nacional), (1951), Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato

References

  1. ^ Shipp, Steve (2003). Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era: A Biographical Dictionary of More Than 12,700 Persons. McFarland & Company. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7864-1057-6 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Romero, Héctor Manuel (1986). Enciclopedia Mexicana del Turismo: Temática Socioeconómica del Turismo (in Spanish). Editorial Limusa. p. 135. ISBN 978-968-18-1932-3 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c Escultura Mexicana: de la Academia a la Instalación (in Spanish). Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. 2001. p. 418. ISBN 978-968-5059-53-4 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Canessi, Federico". De Gruyter. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ "Federico Canesi". Portal de la Academia de Artes. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Canessi, Federico". Enciclopedia Guerrerense (in Spanish). 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ^ Le Pays (The Country) (in French). Comité Organizador de los Decimonovencs Jueges Olimpices. 1969.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ Miller, Charles H. (1929). B. Traven Continued. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889–1932, Leo Baeck Institute Archives. The New York Times Book Review – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ García Juárez, José (2010). "Dolores Hidalgo" (PDF). cultura.guanajuato.gob.mx. Guanajuato, MX. pp. 107–108.
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