Carlos Zúñiga Figueroa
Born(1885-06-05)June 5, 1885
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Died1964
OccupationArtist

Carlos Zúñiga Figueroa (5 June 1885 – 1964) was a Honduran painter.

Biography

Figueroa was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on June 5, 1885. He was the son of Manuel José Figueroa and Vicenta Zuñiga. He undertook an apprenticeship in typography and graphic arts at the National Typography of Tegucigalpa, later studying photography. He gained a scholarship to study Art at the Royal Academy of Saint Fernando in Madrid. In 1913, he married Genoveva Vásquez, with whom he had 5 children.[1] He died in 1964 in Honduras.

Artistic life

1913, he became a technician at the National Typography of Tegucigalpa, the same institution where he undertook his apprenticeship. In later years, he was appointed Director of the "Type-National Lithography", a position he held for seven years.[2] The National Academy of Drawing was opened under his direction in 1934. In 1940, he became a teacher at the newly inaugurated National School of Fine Arts.

In 1951 he participated, by invitation of the Embassy of Spain, in the First Biennial Iberoamericana of Art at the Institute of Hispanic Culture in Madrid.[3]

Memberships

  • Founding member of the "Honduran Casino".
  • Artistic Director of the Athenaeum of Honduras.[4]
  • Member of the Honduran Masonic Lodge.

Recognitions

  • Gold medal, Exhibition of Art in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Silver medal, Worldwide Fair of New York, United States of America.
  • Medal of Honour, Exhibition of Art in San Francisco, California, United States of America.
  • "Anthology of the Plastic Arts of Honduras" by the Cultural Centre of Spain in Tegucigalpa 2003.[2]

Works

  • "Glorification of the General José Francisco Morazán Quezada".
  • "Casería Of the General Morazán and the General Villaseñor" in San José, Costa Rica.
  • "Portrait of the Doctor and General gift Tiburcio Carias Andean"
  • "Painting of the National Theatre Manuel Bonilla

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biography of Honduran Painters". 29 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Antología de las Artes Plásticas y Visuales de Honduras "Carlos Zúñig…". archive.is. 2013-04-12. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  3. ↑ Con la participation de Carlos Zúñiga Figueroa, José Antonio Velásquez, Ricardo Aguilar, Ricardo López Rodezno y Max Euceda, "Honduras se apunta un triunfo en la exposición Bienal de Arte.
  4. ↑ "Athenaeum of Honduras (Year II, No. 8)". 22 May 1914.
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