Federico Canessi
Federico Canessi (Del Campillo) (born September 25, 1905 in Mexico City , † August 29, 1977 there ) was a Mexican sculptor . He joined the Academia de Artes in 1968 and is one of its founding members.
Life
Canessi studied sculpture at the Antigua Academia de San Carlos and then went to the United States on behalf of the Mexican government . He created numerous, partly monumental sculptures from wood, stone, clay and bronze and reliefs ; For example, he struck a rock face at the Nezahualcóyotl reservoir near Raudales Malpaso ( Chiapas ), a rock relief 25 meters high and 240 meters wide.
Awards
- 1958: Great international sculpture award
swell
- ^ Academia de Artes: Escultura - Federico Canessi
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| SURNAME | Canessi, Federico |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cannesi Del Campillo, Federico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1977 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |