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Francisco Zúñiga Biography
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1912
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Born in 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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Studied at the Escuela de Talla Directa, Mexico City, Mexico
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1957
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Acquisition Prize, Sculpture Annual, 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, sculpture and print, Mexico City, Mexico
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1984
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Received the Kotaro Takamura Prize, Third Sculpture Biennial, Japan
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1992
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Received the National Award for the Arts, Mexico
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1998
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Died, Mexico City, Mexico
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Intersections - Molaa Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
The Legacy Project - Museo de las Américas, Denver, CO |
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2012 |
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Francisco ZÚÑiga - Museo Nacional de Arte - MUNAL, Mexico City |
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2008 |
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Francisco Zuñiga, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
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2007 |
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Francisco Zuniga: Woman as Icon - Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA |
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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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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, NY (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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1935 |
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Sculpture Salon, San Jose, Costa Rica |
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Selected Public Collections |
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Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.
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San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
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Ponce Museum of Art, Pince, Puerto Rico
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Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
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Muséo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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2006 |
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Zúñiga, Ariel. Catalogue Raisonné, Francisco Zúñiga, Volume III: Drawings (1927-1970) & Volume IV: Drawings (1971-1989). Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 1999 |
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2003 |
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Zúñiga, Ariel. Catalogue Raisonné, Francisco Zúñiga, Volume II: Oil Paintings, Prints & Reproductions. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 2003 |
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2002 |
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Prampolini, Ida Rodriguez. Ida Rodríguez Prampolini. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 2002 |
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2001 |
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Zúñiga, Ariel. Francisco Zúñiga Travel Sketches 1. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 2001 |
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1999 |
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Zúñiga, Ariel. Catalogue Raisonné, Francisco Zúñiga, Volume I: Sculpture. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 1999 |
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1980 |
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Echeverria, Carlos. Francisco Zúñiga. Mexico City: Misrachi Art Gallery Editions, 1980 |
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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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1969 |
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Chumacero, Ali. Francisco Zúñiga. Mexico City: Misrachi Art Gallery Editions, 1969 |
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