Federico Canessi | |
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B. Traven in 1929 in Mexico City | |
Born | Federico Canessi del Campillo September 25, 1905 Mexico City, Mexico |
Died | August 29, 1977 | (aged 71)
Other names | Federico C. del Campillo |
Education | Academy of San Carlos |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Awards | Brussels 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.
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 . [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]
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Federico Canessi | |
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![]() 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 |
Died | August 29, 1977 | (aged 71)
Other names | Federico C. del Campillo |
Education | Academy of San Carlos |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Awards | Brussels 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.
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 . [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]
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