Olga Albizu

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Olga Albizu
Born
Olga Albizu Rosaly

May 31st 1924
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died(2005-07-30)30 July 2005
New York City, United States
NationalityPuerto Rican
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico
Art Students League
Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Accademia di Belle Arti
Known forPainting
Notable work
Various Music labels
MovementAbstract Expressionist
Awards2nd Prize, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, Puerto Rico
2nd Prize, Esso Salon of Young Artists, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Patron(s)Stan Getz

Olga Albizu Rosaly (1924–2005) was an abstract expressionist painter from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Albizu Rosaly was the first woman dedicated to abstraction in Puerto Rico.[1]

Life[]

Albizu was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where she studied painting with the Spanish painter Esteban Vicente from 1943 to 1947. She received a B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1946. In 1948 she moved to New York City on a fellowship for post-graduate work at the Art Students League, where she studied under Morris Kantor, Carl Holty, and Vaclav Vytlacil.[2] She also studied with Hans Hofmann[3] and subsequently became his apprentice.[4] After that, she did further studies in Europe at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. Later, she spent a year painting in the Provence, as painters such as Van Gogh and Cézanne had done before her. In 1953 she returned to New York.[5]

Works[]

Her works have been used in the artwork of various record covers, including a number of albums by Stan Getz.[6]
Stan Getz:

Bill Evans:

Awards[]

  • Honored at Ponce's Park of the Illustrious Ponce Citizens.[7]
  • 2nd prize, Ateneo Puertorriqueño, Puerto Rico 1967
  • 2nd prize, Esso Salon of Young Artists, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1964

References[]

  1. ^ Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 56. Item 286. LCCN 92-75480
  2. ^ "Olga Albizu | Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico". www.mapr.org. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  3. ^ "Olga Albizu | Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico". www.mapr.org. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  4. ^ McEwen, Abigail (2015-06-01). "Olga Albizu and the Borders of Abstraction". American Art. 29 (2): 86–111. doi:10.1086/683353. ISSN 1073-9300.
  5. ^ Olga Albizu artist profile Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at Biaggi Faure Fine Art
  6. ^ "Rhythm Divine - Corcovado". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  7. ^ Plastic Arts. TravelPonce. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

External links[]

Further reading[]

  • Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 56. Item 286. LCCN 92-75480
  • Carmen Teresa Ruiz de Fischler. "Olaga Albizu, Myrna Baez y Luisa Geigel: tres mujeres pioneras en las artes plásticas." Proyecto de recopilación de datos sobre las artes plásticas en Puerto Rico. Homines. Issue 10 (1986-1987) pp. 366–384.
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