Antonia Eiriz

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1929 – 1995

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Who was Antonia Eiriz?

Antonia Eiriz Vázquez was a Cuban painter whose work was exhibited throughout Latin America during her life. She received a National Culture Award in 1981, and in 1983 received the Alejandro Carpenter Medal. In 1989 the Cuban government awarded her the Félix Varela Order; in 1994 she was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. She gave up painting in the 1960s, thereafter devoting her life and talents to Cuban crafts.

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Born
Apr 1, 1929
Havana
Also known as
  • Eiríz Teodora Antonia Vazquez
Nationality
  • Cuba
Profession
Education
  • Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro"
    Painting
    (1951 - 1957)
Lived in
  • Miami
    ( - 1995/03/09)
Died
Mar 9, 1995
Miami

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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