Celeste Woss y Gil
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Celeste Woss y Gil | |
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Born | 1890 |
Died | 1985 (aged 94–95) |
Education | • Painting Academy (under the instruction of José Joaquín Tejada) • Art Students League of New York |
Known for | Art education, Painting |
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Celeste Woss y Gil (1890–1985) was a painter from the Dominican Republic, known primarily for her female portraits and nudes.
Early life and education
A native of Santo Domingo, she was the daughter of Alejandro Woss y Gil, who served briefly as president of the Dominican Republic in 1903, and María Ricart. Her family lived in exile in France during the early years of her life, then moved to Cuba.
Woss y Gil began her formal art studies in Cuba at the Painting Academy in Santiago de Cuba, under the instruction of José Joaquín Tejada. She participated in an exhibition in Santiago de Cuba in 1911.
In 1922, she moved to New York City to continue her studies, enrolling at the Art Students League of New York.
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Career
Her work was first exhibited in the United States in 1923.
In 1924, Woss y Gil returned to Santo Domingo to open a small art school. In order to promote the school, she held a solo exhibition of her works that was well received.[1]
In 1928, she moved back to New York City to study human anatomy and broaden her artistic range.
Upon her return to Santo Domingo in 1931, Woss y Gil opened a painting and drawing academy. Painter Gilberto Hernández Ortega was among her many students.
Later, she was a professor at the National School of Fine Arts, which was founded in 1942.
Death
Woss y Gil died, aged 94–95, in Santo Domingo.
See also
References
- ^ "Dominican Art History: 10 Trailblazing Female Artists You Should Know". Remezcla. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
Further reading
- Poupeye, Veerle (1998). Caribbean Art. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20306-4.
- De los Santos, Danilo (2003). Memoria de la pintura dominicana, Volumen 2, Santo Domingo: Grupo León Jimenes.
- "La arte de la República Dominicana" [The Art of the Dominican Republic] (in Spanish). University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010.
- 1890 births
- 1985 deaths
- Dominican Republic educators
- 20th-century American painters
- Art educators
- Art Students League of New York alumni
- Artists from New York City
- Deaths in the Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic exiles
- Dominican Republic expatriates in France
- Dominican Republic expatriates in the United States
- 20th-century Dominican Republic painters
- Dominican Republic women artists
- Dominican Republic expatriates in Cuba
- Founders of educational institutions
- Painters from New York (state)
- People from Santiago de Cuba
- People from Santo Domingo
- Dominican Republic portrait painters
- Dominican Republic women painters
- Dominican Republic people of Canarian descent
- Dominican Republic people of Catalan descent
- Dominican Republic people of French descent
- Dominican Republic people of German descent
- 20th-century American women artists