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Josefina Canel Suarez de Gallesio

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Josefina Canel Suarez de Gallesio
Born(1915-10-20)October 20, 1915
Montevideo, Uruguay
DiedOctober 31, 2004(2004-10-31) (aged 92)
OccupationPainter
OrganizationTaller Torres Garcia
Notable workMurals at Hospital Saint Bois [es], El Circo

Josefina Canel Suarez de Gallesio (October 20, 1915, Montevideo, Uruguay - October 31, 2004, San José, Uruguay) was an Uruguayan visual artist and painter who was a member of the Taller Torres Garcia art school.[1]

Biography[edit]

Canel was one of the artists among the Taller Torres Garcia art school who painted the Hospital Saint Bois Murals at the Hospital Saint Bois in 1944. Her mural was called El Circo ("The Circle") and was 100x150 centimeters large.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Plásticos uruguayos. Vol. 1. Biblioteca del Poder Legislativo. 1975. p. 1915.
  2. ^ Bulanti, María Laura (2008). El Taller Torres-García y los murales del Hospital Saint Bois (in Spanish). Linardi y Risso. p. 21. ISBN 9789974675179.

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