biography of José Ygnacio BERMUDEZ (1922-1998)

Birth place: Havana, Cuba

Addresses: Phoenix, AZ

Profession: Sculptor, painter

Studied: With Roberto Diago, Havana, Cuba, 1952-1953; Bell Voc. Sch., Washington, DC, 1961.

Exhibited: New Media-New Form I & II, Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, 1960; CGA, 1961; Mus. Bellas Artes, Caracas, 1967; Sculptures & Drawings, Pyramid Galleries, Washington, 1970; Third Biennial Art Coltejer, Medellin, Colombia, 1972. Awards: Fourth prize for painting, Sixth Ann. Art Exhib., Havana, 1953; second prize, Ninth Festival Art, Calif., 1969; Cintas Found. fel., New York, 1969-1970; Pyramid Galleries Ltd, Wash., DC, 1970s

Work: MoMA; CGA; Mus Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela; PMA; MOMA, Cali, Columbia. Commissions: metal relief 1961, First American Ann. Mural Competition, 1961.

Comments: Preferred media: metals. Positions: asst. visual arts, cult. dept., Org. Am. States, Washington, 1953-1958, chief graphic serv. div., 1958-1971.

Sources: WW73; L J Ahlander, article, In: Washington Post, July 29, 1962; T Alvarengo, Imagen," Arte y Technologia (1971)."