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Federico Canessi

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Federico Canessi
Canessi at work on a bust of B. Traven in 1929 in Mexico City
Born
Federico Canessi del Campillo

September 25, 1905
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedAugust 29, 1977(1977-08-29) (aged 71)
Other namesFederico C. del Campillo
EducationAcademy of San Carlos
OccupationSculptor
AwardsBrussels World Grand Prize (1940)

Federico Canessi del Campillo (1905 – 1977) was a Mexican sculptor, and muralist. He is one of the founders of modern figurative sculpture in Mexico.

Biography

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Federico Canessi del Campillo was born on September 25, 1905, in Mexico City, Mexico.[1][2][3] Canessi studied sculpture at the Academy of San Carlos, and was a student of Manuel Centurión [es].[3][4] In 1924, he received a scholarship and travelled to the United States on behalf of the Mexican government. There he worked in New York City and Chicago, and with the Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović.[3]

In 1930, Canessi returned to Mexico, and taught at the Central School of Plastic Arts (Old Academy of San Carlos). He was a founding member of the Academia de Artes (Academy of Arts) in 1968.[5] From 1934 to 1940 he lived in Jiquilpan, Michoacán.[6] He was awarded the Brussels World Grand Prize in 1940.[6]

Canessi created numerous sculptures made of wood, stone, clay, and bronze; including busts, and bas reliefs. In 1934, he worked with sculptor Oliverio Martínez on the Monumento a la Revolución. He carved a monumental stone relief into a rock face, 25 metres (82 ft)-high and 240 metres (790 ft)-wide at the Nezahualcóyotl Dam in 1964.[7] He collaborated with David Alfaro Siqueiros on the sculpture paintings of the rectory of Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City.[6]

Canessi died on August 29, 1977.[4]

Works

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Monument to the Flag (Monumento a la Bandera Nacional), (1951), Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato
Monument to the Flag (Monumento a la Bandera Nacional), (1951), Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato

References

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  1. ^ Shipp, Steve (2003). Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era: A Biographical Dictionary of More Than 12,700 Persons. McFarland & Company. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7864-1057-6 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Romero, Héctor Manuel (1986). Enciclopedia Mexicana del Turismo: Temática Socioeconómica del Turismo (in Spanish). Editorial Limusa. p. 135. ISBN 978-968-18-1932-3 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c Escultura Mexicana: de la Academia a la Instalación (in Spanish). Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. 2001. p. 418. ISBN 978-968-5059-53-4 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Canessi, Federico". De Gruyter. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ "Federico Canesi". Portal de la Academia de Artes. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Canessi, Federico". Enciclopedia Guerrerense (in Spanish). 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ^ Le Pays (The Country) (in French). Comité Organizador de los Decimonovencs Jueges Olimpices. 1969.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ Miller, Charles H. (1929). B. Traven Continued. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889–1932, Leo Baeck Institute Archives. The New York Times Book Review – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ García Juárez, José (2010). "Dolores Hidalgo" (PDF). cultura.guanajuato.gob.mx. Guanajuato, MX. pp. 107–108.
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