Lucio Correa Morales (3 July 1852, Navarro - 30 June 1923,

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was one of the first major Argentine sculptors.

Life and work

Thanks to a stipend, granted by President

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in 1874, he was able to study in

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, Italy, at the

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. He returned in 1882, and created his first significant works. One, depicting a Native-American from the

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, received critical acclaim. Over the next forty years, he created numerous works based on Argentine culture, such as " El Gaucho" and "La Ondina del Plata" (

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of the

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); as well as statues of notable figures in Argentine history, including Falucho,

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, Francisco Laprida and

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. He travelled extensively throughout Argentina, observing the native peoples and

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, to ensure that he was representing them accurately. One of his most familiar works, "La Cautiva" (The Captive) derives from a personal childhood experience. Indigenous people were often forcibly detained as servants. One such "captive" came to his home, hugged one of his playmates and cried, saying that her own children had been taken from her. This made a lasting impression that was expressed in the statue. It is currently in front of the

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Law School. He was a teacher at several institutions and organizations, including the University of Buenos Aires, the Escuela Normal de Profesores, and the Sociedad Estímulo de Bellas Artes. Many distinguished sculptors number among his students, notably

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and .

In 1890, he married the educator and women's rights activist, Elina González Acha. They had seven children; one of whom was the artist, .

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"Lucio Correa Morales. Su Vida"
from ''Curso de Monumentos Publicos'' (Class#7) by Juan Antonio Lazará @

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