Rodolfo Abularach

Rodolfo Abularach was a printmaker, draftsperson, lithographer, painter, university teacher and artist (1933–2020). He was born at Guatemala City.

Rodolfo Abularach in brief

Born
1933
Died
2020
Known for
printmaker, draftsperson, lithographer, painter, university teacher and artist
Place of birth
Guatemala City
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Recognition and collections

Rodolfo Abularach received Guggenheim Fellowship. Work by Rodolfo Abularach is held by Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Print Collection and Banco de la República Art Collection.

Identity

What the record establishes about Rodolfo Abularach.

Sideways Eye No. 18 (1) is dated 1970-80s and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2025.438). Rodolfo Abularach is recorded as printmaker, draftsperson, lithographer, painter and university teacher. Prints in the National Gallery of Art records 33 objects associated with this heading. Moles is dated 1958 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1965.250). City of the Eyes VIII is dated 1966 and held by Q214867 (inventory 1983.18.8). The Art Institute of Chicago records 4 objects associated with this heading.

Rodolfo Abularach is recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship. Rosenwald Collection records 1 object associated with this heading. Rodolfo Abularach is recorded with the citizenship of Guatemala.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Rodolfo Abularach may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Rodolfo Abularach is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q7357131.

Catalogued works

18 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1958 to 1970.

Tetra, held by Q214867, inventory 1980.45.71. City of the Eyes I, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.1. City of the Eyes II, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.2. City of the Eyes III, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.3. City of the Eyes IV, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.4. City of the Eyes V, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.5. City of the Eyes VI, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.6. City of the Eyes VII, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.7. City of the Eyes VIII, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.8. City of the Eyes IX, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.9. City of the Eyes X, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.10. Untitled, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.11. Window, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.12. Ascension, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.15. Enigma, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.17. Shrine, dated 1966, held by Q214867, inventory 1983.18.30. Moles, dated 1958, pen and ink on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1965.250. Sideways Eye No. 18 (1), dated 1970-80s, airbrush and pen and black ink on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2025.438.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Q214867: 33 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 33 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Abularach, Rodolfo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Abularach, Rodolfo, Oxford Art Online, 2003.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 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 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1933Rodolfo Abularach born at Guatemala City.
  2. 1933Rodolfo Abularach was born in 1933 at Guatemala City.
  3. 1958Moles is dated 1958 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1965.250).
  4. 1966City of the Eyes VIII is dated 1966 and held by Q214867 (inventory 1983.18.8).
  5. 1966City of the Eyes I (Q214867).
  6. 1966City of the Eyes II (Q214867).
  7. 1966City of the Eyes III (Q214867).
  8. 1966City of the Eyes IV (Q214867).
  9. 1966City of the Eyes V (Q214867).
  10. 1970Sideways Eye No. 18 (1) is dated 1970-80s and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2025.438).
  11. 2020Rodolfo Abularach died.
  12. 2020Rodolfo Abularach died in 2020.

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. 1.

    Abularach, Rodolfo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Abularach, Rodolfo, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Rodolfo Abularach.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q7357131: Rodolfo Abularach

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  5. 5.

    “Rodolfo Abularach”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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