Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas

Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas
Photo of Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas
Born(1899-10-24)24 October 1899
Potosí, Bolivia
Died14 February 1950(1950-02-14) (aged 50)
La Paz, Bolivia
Education
Notable workInca 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

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

  1. ^ a b c "Bolivianos ilustres" (in Spanish). Bolivia.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Guzmán de Rojas, Cecilio". Union List of Artist Names Online. J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Interview of Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas". LatinArt.com. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ "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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