Olga de Amaral
Olga de Amaral was a Colombian designer, weaver and artist (born 1932). She was born at Bogotá.
Also recorded as Olga d'Amaral; Olga De Amaral.
Olga de Amaral in brief
- Born
- 1932
- Known for
- designer, weaver and artist
- Place of birth
- Bogotá
Contents
Identity and origins
She also worked under the name Olga de Amaral. The authorities additionally record the headings Olga d'Amaral and Olga De Amaral. Her recorded language was Spanish.
Recognition and collections
Olga de Amaral received Guggenheim Fellowship. Work by Olga de Amaral is held by Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Tate and Museum of Modern Art.
Catalogued works
21 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1967 to 2003.
Umbra 30, dated 2003, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2004.69. Complete Fragment #9, dated 1975, held by Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1978.29. Cal y Canto, dated 1979, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1991.109. El Gran Muro - Modulo 6B, dated 1976, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 2022.56. Strata. Olga de Amaral, dated 1993. Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13), dated 1984, linen, rice paper, gesso, indigo red and gold leaf, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1987.387. Alquimia III (Alchemy III), dated 1983, strips of linen and cotton, plain weave with exposed warps; applied gesso; painted with gold leaf and pigment; joined by knotted extended ground weft fringe, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.1006. Farallón Granate (Garnet Rock Ridge), dated 1973, wool and horsehair; wrapped, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1973.682. Entorno Quieto 5 (Stillness 5), dated 1993, horse hair and hand-spun wool, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2022.1487. Cintas entrelazadas (Interlaced ribbons), dated 1969, wool, cotton; weft-faced plain weave; suspended from wood dowel with painted ends, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2026.600. Equilibrio en Rojo y Azul, dated 1975, woven, wrapped, and interlaced wool and horsehair, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1978.23. Alquimia Verde LV, dated 1987, plain weave with supplementary weft: cotton, linen, gold leaf, gesso, oxide pigments, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2014.711. Notes pour le Rapport sur les progrès de la physiologie / Claude Bernard ; manuscrit inédit présenté et commenté par M.D. Grmek ; préf. de J. Dausset., dated 1979, held by Wellcome Collection. La fisiología : origen histórico de una ciencia experimental / José Luis Barona Vilar., dated [1991], held by Wellcome Collection. L'École Liégeoise de physiologie et son maître Léon Fredericq (1851-1935), pionnier de la zoologie chimique / [Marcel Florkin]., dated [1979], held by Wellcome Collection. Philosophie et méthodologie scientifiques de Claude Bernard / par Étienne Wolff, Christian Fouchet, Bernardo A. Houssay, Georges Canguilhem ... [etc.] Colloque international orgranisé pour la célébration du centenaire de la publication de l'Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale de Claude Bernard, 1965., dated 1967, held by Wellcome Collection. Les concepts de Claude Bernard sur le milieu intérieur / par Roger Heim, Bernard Halpern, Yvon Bourges, Bengt Andersson ... [etc.] Colloque international organisé pour la célébration du centenaire de la publication de l'Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale de Claude Bernard, 1965., dated 1967, held by Wellcome Collection. Ecrits physiologiques et médicaux / Descartes ; présentation, textes, traduction, notes et annexes de Vincent Aucante., dated 2000, held by Wellcome Collection. Physiologie et classification : relations historiques / Joseph Schiller ; traduit de l'anglais par les Docteurs F. et R.H. Polge d'Autheville., dated 1980, held by Wellcome Collection. La nécessité de Claude Bernard : actes du colloque de Saint-Julien-en-Beaujolais des 8, 9 & 10 décembre 1989 / organisé par le Musée Claude Bernard & le CERIEP (Centre de recherche de l'Institut d'études politiques - Université Lumière-Lyon 2) ; sous la direction de Jacques Michel., dated [2001], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 7 named public collections.
Smithsonian American Art Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 185 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Amaral, Olga de, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Amaral [née Ceballos], Olga de, Oxford Art Online, 2022. Brendan McMahon. Review of "Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock" by Laura Mott and Anna Walker., caa.reviews, 2022. THE GOLD OF COLOMBIA IN THE WORKS OF OLGA DE AMARAL, Цвет в пространственных искусствах и дизайне, 2024.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Olga de Amaral studied at Cranbrook Academy of Art. the recorded working language is Spanish.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are fiber art.
Membership is recorded of National Academy of Fine Arts (Argentina).
Work by Olga de Amaral is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Tate, Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.
Chronology
- 1932Olga de Amaral born at Bogotá.
- 1975Complete Fragment #9 (Cleveland Museum of Art).
- 1976El Gran Muro - Modulo 6B (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
- 1979Cal y Canto (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
- 1993Olga de Amaral.
- 2003Umbra 30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Amaral [née Ceballos], Olga de, Oxford Art Online, 2022
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Amaral, Olga de, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Brendan McMahon. Review of "Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock" by Laura Mott and Anna Walker., caa.reviews, 2022
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Open Library author record for Olga de Amaral (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 5.
THE GOLD OF COLOMBIA IN THE WORKS OF OLGA DE AMARAL, Цвет в пространственных искусствах и дизайне, 2024
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Olga de Amaral.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 7.
The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Olga de Amaral.
museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Consult the source - 8.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Olga de Amaral (2 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 9.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 185 works naming Olga de Amaral.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 10.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q7086720: Olga de Amaral
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 11.
“Olga de Amaral”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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