Juanita Lecaros Izquierdo (1920 – 1993) Chilean visual artist and poet. She is known for her paintings, and engravings. Lecaros used the
pseudonym
A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...
J. M. Sorcale for writing her poetry.
Biography
She studied art at the
University of Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. between 1949 and 1953, where she was a student of Gustavo Carrasco in drawing,
Laureano Ladrón de Guevara
Laureano Manuel Ladrón de Guevara Romero (1889–1968), better known as Laureano Guevara, was a Chilean painter, printmaker and muralist. He was born in Molin, Chile on June 18, 1889, and died in Santiago, Chile on November 21, 1968.
Education
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in mural painting and Eduardo Martínez Bonati in engraving. She also took printmaking classes at Taller 99 with Bonati.
While attending university, she was a member of the "Grupo de Estudiantes Plásticos". Although Lecaros never traveled abroad, her works were exhibited in the United States, Brazil, and Italy.
In parallel, she wrote poetry which she signed under the pseudonym J. M. Sorcale.
Her work can be found in the museum collections at the
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
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See also
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List of Chilean women artists
This is a list of women artists who were born in Chile or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.
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*Graciela Aranis (1908–1996), painter
*Claudia Aravena (born 1968), artist, curator, filmmaker, and professor
*Ximena Armas (bo ...
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1920 births
1993 deaths
Chilean women artists
Chilean printmakers
Artists from Santiago
Chilean poets
Chilean women painters
University of Chile alumni
20th-century Chilean artists
20th-century Chilean women artists