Jorge Noceda Sánchez

Jorge Noceda Sánchez (6 September 1925 – 11 March 1987) was Dominican-born American diplomat, and painter. His surrealist artwork has been collected by international museums.[1] He also worked as a gastroeonerolgist, and a dog breeder.

Jorge Noceda Sánchez
Cultural attaché, Dominican Republic Embassy in Tokyo
In office
1964 –
ConstituencyDominican Republic
Personal details
Born6 September 1925
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died11 March 1987(1987-03-11) (aged 61)
Miami, Florida, United States
Alma materAutonomous University of Santo Domingo
New York University
National Academy of Design
OccupationDiplomat, painter, gastroeonerolgist, dog breeder

Early life and education

Jorge Noceda Sánchez was born on 6 September 1925 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Sánchez received a medical degree from the University of Santo Domingo in 1952. After graduation, he moved to New York City to specialize in gastroenterology at New York University while working as a resident in the Bronx.[2]

However, he quickly became absorbed with painting, his new-found hobby. Initially self-taught, his talent developed rapidly. In 1956, Sánchez enrolled at the National Academy of Design in New York City, where he received instruction from French and American artists, including Robert Philipp and René Bouché.[1] His technique, magnificent color sense and whimsical style received immediate critical acclaim at exhibitions in New York, Havana and Santo Domingo, and later in Paris, Washington, D.C. and Mexico City.[2]

Career

By 1959, Sánchez decided to leave medicine and focus on his artwork.[2] That year, he embarked on a world tour which brought him international recognition. During the tour, he exhibited in Tokyo, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Tel Aviv, Athens, Rome and at the Royal Academy in London. In 1960, he won a Gold Medal Award at the Biennial in São Paulo, Brazil.

In 1964, the Dominican Republic appointed Sánchez cultural attaché at the Dominican Republic Embassy in Tokyo.

In 1966, he was the first Dominican painter to exhibit at the Association Fraternal Latinoamericano. He later exhibited at Galleria 88 in Rome, the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. and galleries in New York City, including the Caravan Gallery, Hammer Gallery and, in 1975, at the Bodley Gallery,[3] which featured the leading surrealist artists including Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy and René Magritte.

In 1966, Sánchez moved to Miami, where he also became a breeder of champion Shih Tzu and Japanese Chin dogs with his long-time partner, Gilbert Stanley Kahn,[2] the son of the philanthropist Janet Annenberg Hooker and nephew of the publisher and diplomat Walter Annenberg.[4]

Death

Sánchez died on 11 March 1987 in Miami, Florida, of colon and lung cancer at the age of 61.[2] He was survived by his partner Kahn and a sister.[2]

Museum collections

See also

References
  1. "Ministerio de Cultura inaugura exposición "Jorge Noceda Sánchez, su imaginario surreal"". Presidencia de la República Dominicana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  2. "Dr. Jorge Noceda Sanchez". The Miami News. 13 March 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. "Goings On About Town", The New Yorker, volume 51, 5 May 1975.
  4. "'TV Guide' heir Gilbert Kahn dies". Palm Beach Daily News. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. "Dominican art at Berlin Ethnology Museum". DR1.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  6. "Sánchez, Jorge Noceda （作家）". National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Retrieved 2023-09-06.


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