Amalia Polleri
Amalia Polleri de Viana (26 June 1909 – 18 June 1996) was a Uruguayan teacher, artist, poet, journalist, and art critic.
Amalia Polleri | |
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| Born | 26 June 1909 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 18 June 1996 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, artist, poet, journalist, art critic |
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| Awards | Golden Candelabrum Award |
Biography
Amalia Polleri devoted herself to painting, sculpture, engraving, poetry, and storytelling. She was a teacher of drawing and defender of women's rights. She wrote for La República, El Diario, La Mañana, Brecha, and other print media. She also worked in radio journalism.[1] She received the Golden Candelabrum Award from B'nai B'rith Uruguay.[2]
She was a teacher of secondary education at the Instituto de Profesores Artigas and Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay (UTU).[1]
Polleri died on 18 June 1996, at the age of 86.[3]
In 2013, an exhibition was held at the Museo Gurvich that reviewed part of her work.[4]
Awards
Polleri won 1st prize in drawing and engraving at the 1942 National Salon for her drawing El niño loco.[5] In 1995 she received the Gold Candelabrum Award from the Jewish organization B'nai Brith in recognition of her career.[2][6]
Works
- El niño loco (drawing, First Prize Drawing and Engraving, National Salon 1942)
- El lenguaje gráfico plástico: manual para docentes estudiantes y artistas, Amalia Polleri, María C. Rovira, and Brenda Lissardy
References
- "Amalia Polleri" (in Spanish). Galeria Sur. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Premio Fraternidad y Premio Candelabro de oro" (in Spanish). B'nai B'rith Uruguay. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- Fuentes Álvarez, Gabriela (2008). Protagonistas y olvidadas: de la mujer de la independencia a la independencia de la mujer [Protagonists and Forgotten: From the Women of Independence to the Independence of Women] (in Spanish). Ediciones Orbe Libros. p. 144. ISBN 9789974661431. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Google Books.
- "Pinturas, diseño y artes aplicadas de Amalia Polleri" [Paintings, design, and applied arts by Amalia Polleri] (in Spanish). Museo Gurvich. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- Salon Nacional. Sexta Exposición Anual de Bellas Artes [National Salon. Sixth Annual Fine Arts Exhibition] (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo: Ministry of Public Instruction. National Commission of Fine Art. 1942. p. 30. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- Villar, Isabel (26 March 2006). "Amalia Polleri, rebelde con causa(s)" [Amalia Polleri, Rebel With Cause(s)]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
External links
- Polleri de Viana, Amalia (1964). "Los Elementos Fundamentales de la Expresión Gráfico – Plástica" [The Fundamental Elements of Graphic Expression – Plastic]. Annales del Instituto de Profesores Artigas (in Spanish) (9) – via issuu.