Gil Imaná
Gil Imaná Garrón (16 July 1933 - 28 January 2021) was a Bolivian muralist and painter. He was the first Latin American artist to have a solo exhibition at Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1971.
Gil Imaná
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- Name
- Gil Imaná
- Birth Name
- Gil Imaná Garrón
- Born
- 16 July 1933
- Died
- 28 January 1932
- Birthplace
- Sucre, Republic of Bolivia
- Place of death
- La Paz, Bolivia
- Spouse
- Inés Córdova
- Known for
- Painting, murals
- Nationality
- Bolivia
- Occupation
- painter · muralist · artist
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Andes' Condor
- Languages
- Spanish
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Gil Imaná appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as an artist (born 1933).
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The birth of Gil Imaná is recorded in 1933 in Sucre, Bolivien.
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Biography
Biography
He was the first Bolivian painter whose work was sold in Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses. In 2014, he received the highest distinction granted by the State of Bolivia, the Order of the Condor of the Andes in the rank of Knight.
Gil Imaná Garrón durante la entrevista del sábado 7 de mayo del año 2016.
Gustavo Cardoso Subieta
Gil Imaná Garrón durante la entrevista del sábado 7 de mayo del año 2016.
Gustavo Cardoso Subieta
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Gil Imaná • Birth Name — Gil Imaná Garrón • Born — 16 July 1933 • Died — 28 January 1932 • Birthplace — Sucre, Republic of Bolivia • Place of death — La Paz, Bolivia • Spouse — Inés Córdova • Known for — Painting, murals
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La Paz
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Sucre.
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Awards and honors
• 1961 Primer Premio del X Salón de la ‘Revolución Nacional’ La Paz • 1961 Primer Premio en pintura del Salón Murillo por su obra ‘Paisaje de La Paz’ • 1973 Primer Premio en grabado del Salón Murillo. La Paz • 1985 Primer Premio de grabado Salón Pedro Domingo Murillo y medalla de oro en mérito a toda su obra artística. • 1994 Premio de Cultura de la Fundación ‘Manuel Vicente Ballivián’ • 1994 “Caballero de la Orden de Artes y letras del Gobierno de Francia”. • 2002 Nominado por la Cruz Roja Internacional como ‘Artista por la Humanidad’ Argentina • 2004 Premio a la Obra de vida por la Alcaldía de La Paz • 2004 Premio Nacional de Cultura por el Estado Boliviano • Medalla al mérito, Pablo Neruda, Ministerio de Cultura de Chile. • 2014 Orden del Cóndor de los Andes en el grado de Caballero.
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- 1.https://books.google.com/books?id=EvkmAQAAIAAJ&q=Gil+Iman%C3%A1+Garr%C3%B3n+16+de+julio+de+1933&dq=Gil+Iman%C3%A1+Garr%C3%B3n+16+de+julio+de+1933&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPsarKpL_uAhXEURUIHWiPCzAQ6AEwAXoECAEQAg
- 2.Partió Gil Imaná, maestro de la pintura, dejando un legado a Bolivia.
- 3.Gil Imana Garrón.
- 4.El arte boliviano está de duelo: fallece el pintor y muralista Gil Imaná.
- 5.Fallece el maestro Gil Imaná, pintor y muralista sucrense.
- 6.La impronta simbólica de Gil Imaná.
- 7.DICCIONARIO CULTURAL BOLIVIANO: GIL IMANA GARRON.
- 8.Gil Imaná: Homenaje a un maestro del arte y del amor.
- 9.Reference “ref10” in the source article.
- 10.El notable artista boliviano Gil Imaná dona sus obras y colección personal a la FCBCB.
- 11.Gil Imaná dona su casa y 6.000 piezas de arte a Fundación del BCB - Diario Pagina Siete.
- 12.Gil Imanä, la pluma se inclina reverente ante el pincel.
- 13.Fallece el pintor y muralista chuquisaqueño Gil Imaná.
- 14.Gil Imaná: ‘Entregué con amor mi vida a la pintura’.
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