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Francisco Zúñiga (Mexican, 1912-1998)
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Francisco Zúñiga
Soledad Acosta (Solitude lies down) 1973
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Biography |
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1912 |
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Born: Guadalupe, San José, Costa Rica |
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1931 |
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Awarded the 1st Painting Prize and the 2nd Sculpture Prize at the National Exhibition of Plastic Arts, San Jose, Costa Rica |
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1935 |
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Awarded the 1st Sculpture Prize, National Exhibition of Plastic Arts, San Jose, Costa Rica |
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1936 |
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Moved to Mexico and starded studying at the Escuela de Talla Directa, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1958 |
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Awarded the Prize in sculpture by the Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1938 - 1970 |
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Taught at La Esmeralda, School of painting, sculptur and print, mexico City, Mexico |
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1986 |
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Became a Mexican citizen |
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1987 |
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Became Member of the Academy of Arts of Mexico, Mexico |
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1990 |
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Became blind, continues to work in terra cotta at his studio, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1992 |
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Received the National Award for the Arts, Mexico |
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1996 |
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Awarded the Goya Gold Medal from the Domecq Foundation |
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1998 |
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Died: Mexico City, Mexico |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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"Francisco Zuñiga", Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
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2004 |
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"Francisco Zuñiga", Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
El Muséo de Arte (MARTE), El Salvador, CA |
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2002 |
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"Francisco Zuñiga", Pasquale Iannetti Art Galleries, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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1998 |
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Meredith Kelly Latin American Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
"Retrospective", The National Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico (solo) |
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1997 |
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Sinaloa College, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
Museum of the Archbishop, Mexico City, Mexico (solo) |
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1995 |
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Oaxaca Contemporary Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (solo) |
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1994 |
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Airport Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
"National Homage", The Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico (solo) |
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1990 |
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Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Brewster Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Sindin Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1987 |
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Regional Museum of Guadalajara, Mexico (solo)
The Pape Museum-Library, Monclova, Mexico (solo) |
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1986 |
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Musée de l'Orangerie et Jardin des Tuilleries, Paris, France (solo) |
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1985 |
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National Museum of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica (solo)
Contemporary Sculpture Center, Tokyo, Japan (solo) |
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1984 |
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Third Sculpture Biennial, Japan (Received the "Kotaro Takamura Prize" for "Group in Front of the Sea") |
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1983 |
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Sindin Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1982 |
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Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI (solo) |
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1981 |
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Galeria de Arte Misrachi, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
Gallery Theo Waddington, London, Uk (solo)
Gallery Levy, Hamburg, Germany (solo) |
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1980 |
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Galerie D’Endt, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
Galerie Carpentier, Paris, France (solo) |
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1979 |
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Salt Lake City Art Center, Salt Lake City, UH (solo)
Gallery Bel Art, Stockholm, Sweden (solo) |
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1978 |
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Brewster Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA (solo)
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ (solo) |
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1977 |
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Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York (solo)
DeCordova and Dana Museum, Lincoln, MA (solo) |
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1974 |
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Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ (solo) |
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1973 |
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Santa Barbara Museum, Santa Barbara, CA (solo) |
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1972 |
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Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ (solo)
University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA (solo) |
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1970 |
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Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, CA (solo) |
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1969 |
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"Retrospective", Modern Art Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (solo) |
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1957 |
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Sculpture Annual, Mexico City, Mexico (Acquisition Prize) |
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1935 |
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Sculpture Salon, San Jose, Costa Rica (Prize for bronze sculpture, "La maternidad") |
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Selected Public Collections: |
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Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Muséo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Ponce Museum of Art, Puerto Rico
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA |
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Literature |
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2005 |
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Ariel Zúñiga.Francisco Zúñiga: Catalogo Razonado/Catalogue Raisonné. Volume III: Dibujos/Drawings 1927-1970, Volume IV: Dibujos/Drawings 1971-1989. Mexico D.F: Albedrio in association with Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, A.C |
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1980 |
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Sheldon Reich. Francisco Zúñiga, Sculptor: Conversations and Interpretations. Tucson: Tucson University Press, 1980 |
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