| Birth: | Jul. 6, 1919 | | Death: | Mar. 10, 1999 | 
Painter. He was born in Quito, Ecuador. In 1942, he made his first exhibition in his hometown. He is best remembered for his murals in cities such as Quito, Madrid, Paris and Sao Paulo, influenced by the painters Orozco and Picasso. His paintings were exhibited all around the world. Among others "La Época de la Cólera," "Huacayñán," "Las Manos de la Ira," "La Ternura" and "La Capilla del Hombre." He was cremated and his ashes, within an urn, were located under a pine (named el Árbol de la Vida, the Life's Tree) in the garden of the Capilla del Hombre, his last project in Quito. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Search Amazon for Oswaldo Guayasamín | | | Burial:
Capilla del Hombre
Quito
Pichincha, Ecuador
Plot: Árbol de la Vida. |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
Record added: Jul 07, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14844775 |
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