Enrique Gay García
Enrique Gay García (1928–2015) was a Cuban-born American visual artist. He worked in abstract expressionist painting and bronze sculpture.
Also recorded as Enrique Gay Garcia · Enrique Gay–García · Enrique Guy García · Gay García
Enrique Gay García
- Name
- Enrique Gay García
- Born
- 1928
- Birthplace
- Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Died
- November 17, 2015
- Place of death
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Education
- Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, University of Perugia
- Occupation
- Visual artist
- Known for
- Painting, printmaking, sculpture
- Nationality
- Cuba · United States
- Teachers
- David Alfaro Siqueiros
- Languages
- Spanish · English
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Enrique Gay García (1928–2015) was a Cuban-born American visual artist. He worked in abstract expressionist painting and bronze sculpture.
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Enrique Gay García studied at Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, National Polytechnic Institute and University of Perugia. Training under David Alfaro Siqueiros is recorded. The recorded working language is Spanish and English. Places of work recorded in the authority are Miami. Work by Enrique Gay García is recorded in the collections of Lowe Art Museum, National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba and Miami-Dade Public Library System.
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• Name — Enrique Gay García • Born — 1928 • Birthplace — Santiago de Cuba, Cuba • Died — November 17, 2015 • Place of death — Miami, Florida, United States • Education — Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, University of Perugia • Occupation — Visual artist • Known for — Painting, printmaking, sculpture
Biography
Biography
Enrique Gay García was born in 1928, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Gay García graduated in 1953 from the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro in Havana. He also studied at Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico City, Art Institute of Venice, and the University of Perugia in Perugia, Italy. Gay García's artwork has been displayed in galleries at Miami Dade College in Miami; the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; Havana; Washington, D.C.; and the San Carlos Institute in Key West, Florida. He participated in the São Paulo Art Biennial VI (1959) and VII (1963). Gay García's work is included in museum and public collections, including the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami; the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana; the Museum of Contemporary Latin American Art in Washington, D.C.; the Miami-Dade Public Library; and the Vermont Academy. Gay García died at age 87 on November 17, 2015, after suffering from respiratory and cardiac problems for a few days prior.
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1928
Enrique Gay García born at Santiago de Cuba.
2015
Enrique Gay García died at Miami.
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- 1.Sicre, José Gómez. Art of Cuba in Exile. Editora Munder. 122–123. 1987. 978-0-89729-467-6.
- 2.Ruiz-Ramón, Astrid. Recent Developments in Latin American Drawing: The Art Institute of Chicago, July 18 to September 27. Image Publications. 27. 1987.
- 3.Museum of Modern Art of Latin America. Museum of Modern Art of Latin America: Selections from the Permanent Collection. General Secretariat, Organization of American States. 174. 1985. 978-0-8270-2142-6.
- 4.Gay García, Enrique. Cintas Foundation.
- 5.Homenaje a la obra del artista Enrique Gay García. Diario las Américas. November 24, 2017.
- 6.Falleció el pintor y escultor Enrique Gay García. El Nuevo Herald. November 18, 2015. 2688-8785.
- 7.Fallece en Miami el escultor y pintor cubano Enrique Gay García. Diario las Américas. November 22, 2017.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Enrique Gay Garcia, Enrique Gay–García, Enrique Guy García and Gay García. His recorded languages were Spanish and English. Formation and teaching. García studied at Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, National Polytechnic Institute and University of Perugia. He trained under David Alfaro Siqueiros. Recorded as having studied at Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, National Polytechnic Institute and University of Perugia.
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