Victoria Santa Cruz

Victoria Santa Cruz was a Peruvian composer, choreographer, poet, singer and university teacher (1922–2014). She was born at Lima.

Also recorded as Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra; Victoria Eugenia Santa Cruz Gamarra.

Overview

Born at Lima in 1922, died at Lima in 2014.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra and Victoria Eugenia Santa Cruz Gamarra. Her recorded language was Spanish.

Catalogued works

2 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Tema (breastplate), dated late 19th–early 20th century, tridacna shell, turtle shell, trade cloth, fiber, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1979.206.1519. Tevau (feather money coil), dated late 19th–early 20th century, feathers, fiber, bark, seeds, shell, glass beads, leaves, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2010.326.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Santa Cruz Gamarra, Victoria, African American Studies Center, 2016. «La calle», una obra musical inédita de Victoria Santa Cruz, FENIX, 2022. Victoria Santa Cruz. De la estampa folclórica al teatro negro: una apreciación desde la perspectiva de su sobrino y colaborador Octavio Santa Cruz Urquieta, Conexión, 2022. Peinando a una negrita: el estigma «del pelo» en la obra teatral de Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra, Conexión, 2022. Victoria Santa Cruz (1922-2014), Antec: Revista Peruana de Investigación Musical, 2022.

In detail

the recorded working language is Spanish.

Employment is recorded with Carnegie Mellon University.

Distinctions recorded are Order of Merit for Women.

Chronology

  1. 1922Victoria Santa Cruz born at Lima.
  2. 2014Victoria Santa Cruz died at Lima.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Victoria Santa Cruz”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6161554: Victoria Santa Cruz

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