José Joaquín Tejada
José Joaquín Tejada Revilla (18 September 1867,
Biography
His interest in art began by copying the lithographs made by his grandfather, Joaquín de Mata y Tejada, one of Cuba's first engravers.[citation needed] A government scholarship funded his initial studies, allowing him to visit Spain, Italy, France, and the Netherlands. After his return to Cuba he visited New York City, where he exhibited in 1894; at the same time he struck up an acquaintance with José Martí.[1]
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Later in his career he taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Santiago de Cuba, which has since been named after him, and also served as its director, in addition to being President of the Artistic Association of Oriente. Later, he was one of the founders of the Congreso de Arte. Among his best-known students was the Dominican artist, Celeste Woss y Gil. He was also a writer, publishing numerous essays on art in the journal Luz de Oriente.[citation needed]
A number of his important works were presented at the exhibit "Colonial Painting", which was held in 1950 at the Capitol Building in Havana. His paintings may be seen at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana (with his most familiar painting, The Lottery List), the Emilio Bacardí Moreau Museum and the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida.[1]
His cousin, Guillermo Collazo Tejada, was also a successful artist, with whom he occasionally collaborated.
References
External links
Media related to José Joaquín Tejada at Wikimedia Commons
- "Valoraciones de José Martí sobre José Joaquín Tejada" @ Habana Radio
- An Appreciation @ Cuban Arts Connection