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Torres-García, Joaquín, 1874-1949

LC control no.n 50016879
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Personal name headingTorres-García, Joaquín, 1874-1949
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Variant(s)García, Joaquín Torres-, 1874-1949
Torres-García, J. (Joaquín), 1874-1949
Torres-García, Joaquím, 1874-1949
García, Joaquím Torres-, 1874-1949
See alsoFounded corporate body of person: Escòla de Decoració
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Birth date1874-07-28
Death date1949-08-08
Place of birthMontevideo (Uruguay)
Place of deathMontevideo (Uruguay)
Field of activityArt Painting Sculpture
Profession or occupationArtists
Found inAuthor's La tradición del hombre abstracto ... 1938.
His La ciudad sin nombre, 1974: t.p. (J. Torres-García)
Author's Escrits sobre art, 1980: t.p. (Joaquím Torres-García)
Aladdin, 2005: t.p. (J. Torres-García) cover (Joaquín Torres García) p. 93 (b. July 28, 1874 in Montevideo) p. 94 (d. Aug. 8, 1949 in Montevideo)
Wikipedia, June 7, 2019: individual entry (Joaquín Torres-García was a Spanish Uruguayan artist painter, sculptor, muralist, novelist, writer, teacher and theorist, active in Spain, United States, Italy, France and Uruguay. Torrres Garcia was an avant gardist whose influence encompasses European, American and South American modern art. From 1920 he developed a unique style, encompassing Cubism, Dada, Neo plasticism, Primitivisme, Surrealism, Abstraction and coined the term Universal Constructivism)
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Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza WWW site, August 25, 2020 (Torres-García created the Escòla de Decoració)