Camilo Egas

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Camilo Egas Museum

Camilo Egas (born December 1, 1889 in Quito , Ecuador , † 1962 in New York City ) was an Ecuadorian painter.

Camilo Egas trained as a painter at the "School of Fine Arts" in Quito and at the Royal Academies of Rome and Asia as well as San Fernando in Madrid and Colarroisse in Paris. After his return from Europe, he intended to settle in Ecuador and paint forerunners of indigenism. From 1937 until his death, however, he settled in New York. Between 1935 and 1962 he was the director of the School of Painting at the New School for Social Research , New York.

In April 1926 he founded the avant-garde magazine Hélice , which appeared between April and September of the same year.

In the late 1970s, the Central Bank of Ecuador made a house available for the Camilo Egas Museum to be set up. The museum is housed in a 17th century mansion that has recently been restored and is within walking distance of the basilica. It is run by the Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio , Ecuador. The permanent exhibition shows the various stages in which Camilo Egas, one of the most versatile artists of the time in Ecuador, worked. Admission is free.

swell

  • "Ecuadorian Festival" by Camilo Egas, Michele Greet, Art Historian and author of "Beyond National Identity", discusses Ecuadorian artist Camillo Egas and his work at The New School. (ISBN-13: 978-0271034706)
  • UN ADELANTADO DE SU TIEMPO CAMILO EGAS FUNDACIÓN UREÑA RIB (2010)
personal data
SURNAME Egas, Camilo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ecuadorian painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Quito , Ecuador
DATE OF DEATH 1962
Place of death New York City