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Rosário, Arthur Bispo do, 1909-1989

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Personal name headingRosário, Arthur Bispo do, 1909-1989
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Variant(s)Bispo do Rosario, Arthur, 1909-1989
Do Rosário, Arthur Bispo, 1909-1989
Rosário, Artur Bispo do, 1909-1989
Associated countryBrazil
Birth date1909-05-14
Death date1989-07-05
Field of activityArts Outsider art Sculpture Embroidery
Profession or occupationArtists
Found inArthur Bispo do Rosário, 1996: page 34 (Navy register, 05/14/09; Light register, 03/16/11; precise date of birth unknown) page 189 (d. 07/05/89)
the culture trip WWW site, March 13, 2014 (Arthur Bispo do Rosário: descended from African slaves, Arthur Bispo do Rosário (1909-1989), one of Brazil's most recognised artists, was admitted to a psychiatric hospital at the age of 29; Bispo's creations were made in complete isolation from the art establishment, diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1938, he was incarcerated for more than 50 years)
   <http://theculturetrip.com/south-america/brazil/articles/arthur-bispo-do-ros-rio-art-as-salvation/>
Outsider art sourcebook, 2016: page (Arthur Bispo do Rosário c.1909-1989 ; born in northeastern Brazil ; spent ... 50 years in the Colônnia Juliano Moreira Hospital ; gathered cast-off objects, created sculptures and hand-embroidered textiles using his found materials ; believed he was a medium for the divine and treated his gift with reverence and discretion, showing his art only to trusted friends)
Wikipedia web site, September 1, 2019: (Arthur Bispo do Rosário (Japaratuba, Sergipe, May 14, 1909 or, according to other sources, March 16, 1911 - Rio de Janeiro, July 5, 1989) was a Brazilian outsider artist. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he lived in a psychiatric institution in Rio de Janeiro for 50 years, where he created works of art with found objects, as part of a "divine mission". His works gained recognition among art critics when they were first displayed at the Venice Biennale in 1995)
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Bispo_do_Ros%C3%A1rio>