Marcel Guguianu (June 28, 1922 – June 12, 2012) was a

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n sculptor.

Biography

Born in

Bârlad Bârlad () is a municipiu, city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad (river), Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia. At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river S ...

, Guguianu attended primary school and began high school there, finishing at Galați. From 1941 to 1945, he attended courses at the Fine Arts School in

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, taught by

Cornel Medrea Cornel Medrea (; March 8, 1888–July 25, 1964) was a Romanian sculptor. Biography Artistic studies He was born on March 8, 1888, in Miercurea Sibiului, then in Szeben County, Kingdom of Hungary, now Sibiu County, Romania. After moving with hi ...

. He then taught drawing and calligraphy at high schools in his native city. From 1954 to 1956 he was based in Iași, restoring historic monuments there and in Bârlad."Marcel Guguianu"
in "Un Who's Who Bârlădean", excerpted from ''Istoria Bârladului'', vol. 2, Editura SFERA, Bârlad, 2002, at th
Bârlad City Hall site
accessed March 28, 2011 He began entering his sculptures at annual and biennial exhibitions in 1948. In 1956, he joined the Artists' Union of Romania and moved to Bucharest. Among the exhibitions where his work has featured are those at

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. His works include: ''Dalila'', ''Auroră și amurg'', ''Timpul și Clio'', ''Neutralitate'', ''Selene'', ''Antineea'', ''Meditație'', ''Salomea'', ''Pieta'', ''Victorie'', ''In memoriam'', ''Maternitate'', ''Armonie'', ''Extaz'', ''Eminescu'', ''Nostalgie'', ''Ciocârlia'', ''Clio'', ''Luchian'', ''Tors'', ''Concorde'', ''Remember'', ''Iudith'', and ''Selen''. Guguianu's awards include an honorary prize at the 1972

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; three other prizes at Naples during the 1970s; and a gold medal from San Marino (1981). In 2002, upon marking his 80th birthday and over 60 years of activity,

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made him a Knight of the

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...

. Two years later he was made an Officer, and in 2009 a Commander of the Order of the Star. His work is exhibited at the Countess Madeleine Galleries in New York City. The Marcel Guguianu Foundation was established in 1992. In 2003, the Marcel Guguianu Pavilion, with his sculptures, sketches, drawings, and fotos was opened in Bârlad as part of the Vasile Pârvan Museum.Official website of the Vasile Pârvan Museum
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External links

Official site

References

1922 births 2012 deaths People from Bârlad Romanian sculptors Commanders of the Order of the Star of Romania Romanian schoolteachers Bucharest National University of Arts alumni {{Romania-sculptor-stub