Juana Lecaros

Juanita Lecaros
Born
Juanita Lecaros Izquierdo

August 20, 1920
Santiago, Chile
DiedMay 2, 1993
Santiago, Chile
Other namesJ. M Sorcale
Occupation(s)Painter, printmaker, engraver, poet, writer

Juanita Lecaros Izquierdo (1920 – 1993) Chilean visual artist and poet.[1][2] She is known for her paintings, and engravings.[3] Lecaros used the pseudonym J. M. Sorcale for writing her poetry.

Biography

She studied art at the University of Chile between 1949 and 1953, where she was a student of Gustavo Carrasco in drawing, Laureano Ladrón de Guevara in mural painting and Eduardo Martínez Bonati in engraving.[4] She also took printmaking classes at Taller 99 with Bonati.[5] While attending university, she was a member of the "Grupo de Estudiantes Plásticos". Although Lecaros never traveled abroad, her works were exhibited in the United States, Brazil, and Italy.[5] In parallel, she wrote poetry which she signed under the pseudonym J. M. Sorcale.

Her work can be found in the museum collections at the Museum of Modern Art.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Romera, Antonio R. Historia De La Pintura Chilena (in Spanish). Andres Bello. p. 142.
  2. ^ Revista de estudios históricos (in Spanish). Vol. 32–33. Instituto Chileno de Investigaciones Genealógicas. 1987. p. 179.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Meza, Marcelo Rodríguez (2010). "Doscientos años de Pintura Chilena". Trilogía (in Spanish). 22 (32).
  4. ^ "Juana Lecaros". Artistas Visuales Chilenos, AVCh, MNBA. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  5. ^ a b "Juana Lecaros". Museo De Arte Contemporáneo. Archived from the original on 2003-03-02.
  6. ^ "Juana Lecaros". The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved 2023-06-24.