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Carlos Zúñiga Figueroa (5 June 1885 – 1964) was a Honduran painter.

Carlos Zúñiga Figueroa
Born(1885-06-05)June 5, 1885
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Died1964
OccupationArtist

Biography


Figueroa was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on June 5, 1885. He was the son of Manuel José Figueroa and Vicenta Zuñiga. He undertook an apprenticeship in typography and graphic arts at the National Typography of Tegucigalpa, later studying photography. He gained a scholarship to study Art at the Royal Academy of Saint Fernando in Madrid. In 1913, he married Genoveva Vásquez, with whom he had 5 children.[1] He died in 1964 in Honduras.[citation needed]


Artistic life


1913, he became a technician at the National Typography of Tegucigalpa, the same institution he had undertaken his apprenticeship. In later years, he was appointed Director of the "Type-National Lithography", a position he held for seven years.[2] The National Academy of Drawing was opened under his direction in 1934. In 1940, he became a teacher at the newly inaugurated National School of Fine Arts.[citation needed]

In 1951 he participated, by invitation of the Embassy of Spain, in the First Biennial Iberoamericana of Art at the Institute of Hispanic Culture in Madrid.[3]


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References


  1. "Biography of Honduran Painters". 29 June 2011.
  2. "Antología de las Artes Plásticas y Visuales de Honduras "Carlos Zúñig…". archive.is. 2013-04-12. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  3. Con la participation de Carlos Zúñiga Figueroa, José Antonio Velásquez, Ricardo Aguilar, Ricardo López Rodezno y Max Euceda, "Honduras se apunta un triunfo en la exposición Bienal de Arte.
  4. "Athenaeum of Honduras (Year II, No. 8)". 22 May 1914. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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Carlos Zúñiga Figueroa (Tegucigalpa, 1885-1964) fue un pintor hondureño.



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