José Sacal Micha (25 September 1944–4 October 2018) was a Mexican

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and

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born in

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. His work has been interpreted as

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Early life

As a young man, Sacal studied in the Instituto Regional de Bellas Artes, del Estado de Morelos, Antiguo Molino De Sto. Dominigo, INBA, and with Arthur Khronengold and Enrique Altamirano.

Studies

*1965-69 The National Institute of Fine Arts, in Cuernavaca Morelos *1969-72 The Institute of Arts " La Esmeralda" *1973-78 Arthur Kronhnengold's Workshop *1979-82 The National Institute of Fine Arts, in

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*1983-87 Enrique Altamirano's Workshop

Exhibits

In 2008, the Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture in

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featured an exhibit ''José Sacal, Contemporary Sculpture from Mexico''. In 2011, "Personajes de impacto y corazones" in the

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References

External links

* *Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles

Mexican sculptors Mexican male sculptors 20th-century Mexican ceramists Mexican surrealist artists Mexican Jews 1944 births 2018 deaths People from Cuernavaca Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" alumni {{Mexico-artist-stub