Carlos Alberto Castellanos
Carlos Alberto Castellanos (28 January 1881 – 26 October 1945) was a Uruguayan painter and illustrator recognised for his contributions to visual arts in early 20th-century Uruguay. His work reflects a synthesis of academic training and modern sensibility, and he is considered a key figure in the national artistic heritage.
Carlos Alberto Castellanos
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- Name
- Carlos Alberto Castellanos
- Born
- 1881
- Birthplace
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Died
- 1945
- Known for
- Painting, illustration
- Training
- Escuela de Artes y Oficios, Montevideo; Academia de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires
- Movement
- Academic art, modern Uruguayan painting
- Nationality
- Uruguay.
- Occupation
- painter, ceramicist and textile artist.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Carlos Alberto Castellanos (28 January 1881 – 26 October 1945) was a Uruguayan painter and illustrator recognised for his contributions to visual arts in early 20th-century Uruguay. His work reflects a synthesis of academic training and modern sensibility, and he is considered a key figure in the national artistic heritage.
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Carlos Alberto Castellanos (1881–1945) was a ceramicist, painter and textile artist, a national of Uruguay. The ceramicist was born in Montevideo.
Languages used include Spanish. Works are held at National Museum of Visual Arts.
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• Name — Carlos Alberto Castellanos • Born — 1881 • Birthplace — Montevideo, Uruguay • Died — 1945 • Place of death — Montevideo, Uruguay • Known for — Painting, illustration • Training — Escuela de Artes y Oficios, Montevideo; Academia de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires • Movement — Academic art, modern Uruguayan painting • Notable Works — Decoration of the Uruguayan Pavilion at the 1937 International Exposition in Paris
Early life and education
Early life and education
Castellanos was born on 28 January 1881 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He trained in Uruguay in the workshop of Carlos María Herrera and was active in the local art circles, including the Círculo (Círculo Fomento de Bellas Artes). Early in the 20th century he travelled in Europe to deepen his artistic formation.
Career
Career
Upon returning to Uruguay, Castellanos developed a prolific career as both a painter and an illustrator. He contributed illustrations to various periodicals and worked as an educator. In 1937 he decorated the Uruguayan Pavilion at the Exposition Internationale (Paris), receiving recognition for that work.
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1881
Carlos Alberto Castellanos born at Montevideo.
1945
Carlos Alberto Castellanos died.
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- 1.Artista: Carlos Alberto Castellanos. Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales.
- 2.Carlos Alberto Castellanos (1881–1945). www.museos.gub.uy.
- 3.Carlos Alberto Castellanos. Museo de Bellas Artes Juan Manuel Blanes. 2015-01-02.
- 4.Rey Ashfield, William. En París también fuimos modernos. El pabellón uruguayo en la Exposición Internacional de las Artes y Técnicas en la Vida Moderna de 1937. Atrio. Revista de Historia del Arte. 28. 252–269. 2022.
- 5.Hilton, Ronald (1950). Who’s Who in Latin America. Part V: Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Stanford University. p. 228.
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Carlos Alberto Castellanos is recorded as painter, ceramicist and textile artist.
Castellanos, Carlos Alberto, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Castellanos, Alberto, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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