biography of Manuel FELGUÉREZ BARRA (1928-2020)

Birth place: Zacatecas, Mex

Addresses: Mexico City 20, Mex

Profession: Painter, sculptor

Studied: With Ossip Zadkine, Paris.

Exhibited: I Bienal Jóvenes, Paris, 1959; II Salón Anual de Pintura, Barranquilla, Colombia, 1960; VI Bienal Tokyo, 1961; VI Bienal Sao Paulo, 1961; I Trienal India, New Delhi, 1968; Galeria Juan Martin, Mexico City 6, Mex.. 1970s. Awards: Segundo premio, 1:1 Salón Anual, Barranquilla, 1960; segundo premio int, I Trienal India, 1968.

Work: Mus Arte Mod, Mex, Israel, Tokyo, New Delhi & Bogota. Commissions: Spec murals, World Fair Seattle, Mex Govt, 1962; mural, Concamin, Mexico City, 1964; mural, World Fair Montreal, Mex Govt, 1967; mural, Hemisfair San Antonio, Mex Govt, 1968; sculpture, Olympic Games, Mex Govt, 1968.

Comments: Preferred Media: Oils, Acrylics, Plastics, Metals. Teaching: Prof sculpture, Iberoamerican Univ, Mex, 1956-62; vis prof sculpture, Cornell Univ, 1966; prof format design, Nat Univ Mex, 1969-70, dean cols visual invest, 1971.

Sources: WW73; L Cardoza, Mexico: pintura activa, (Era, Mex, 1961); Pintura actual: Mexico 1966 (Artes Mex y Mundo, 1966); J Garcia Ponce, Nueve pintores Mexicanos (Era, Mex, 1968).