Antonio Rodriguez Morey

{{Short description|Cuban painter (1872–1967)}}

Antonio Rodriguez Morey (1872–1967) was one of the pre-eminent Cuban landscape painters. He was born in Spain, in 1874 and studied painting at the San Alejandro national school of fine arts in La Habana, Cuba.

In 1891 he moved to Europe to continue his training at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence and the Free School of the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome. He also taught drawing at the Sacred Heart Institute of Rome. His works were exhibited in Cuba, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, The United States and Panama. He won several prizes including a National Prize to the best landscape in La Habana (1911) and a Gold Medal Award in San Francisco (1915). In 1912 he was appointed to teach drawing, anatomy and art history at the San Alejandro Academy. In 1918 he became Director of the National Museum of La Habana, since 1955 Director emeritus.

References

  • [http://www.cernudaarte.com/cgi-local/artists.cgi?aid=29 Brief biography] at Cernuda Arte
  • [http://www.artexpertswebsite.com/pages/artists/morey.php Biography with works] at Art Experts website

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Category:1872 births

Category:1967 deaths

Category:Artists from Havana

Category:20th-century Cuban painters

Category:20th-century Cuban male artists

Category:Cuban male painters

Category:19th-century Cuban painters

Category:Spanish emigrants to Cuba

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