Lily Garafulic
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Lily Garafulic Yankovic (May 14, 1914 – March 15, 2012) was a Chilean sculptor, a member of the Generation of 40 (Generación del 40) artists, and museum director. Garafulic was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in New York City in 1944.
Career
Lily Garafulic began attending the School of Fine Arts at the
Garafulic was primarily a sculptor, working with marble, wood, bronze, and terra cotta. She also created many works on paper.[2] Among Garafulic's most noted works are statues of sixteen prophets placed on the top of Lourdes Basilica in Santiago, Chile.
She was a member of the Generation of 40 (Generación del 40) artists, which included other Chilean sculptors, including Marta Colvin.[1]
Garafulic became a professor of sculpture at the University of Chile in 1951. Her students included
She received the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas award in 1995.[1] A centennial exhibit celebrating her work was displayed at the Chilean Embassy in Washington DC in 2014.[2] A documentary titled "Lily Garafulic: In Her Words" was made about her life by her niece, Gloria Garafulich-Grabois. The documentary premiered in 2014.[2]
Personal life
Lily Garafulic was born in
Awards
- 1936: Third Prize of the Salón Oficial. Santiago de Chile.
- 1937: Medal IV Centenary of the city of Valparaíso, Chile.
- 1940: Second Prize for Sculpture, VIII Salón de Verano, Viña del Mar.
- 1941: First Prize for Sculpture, IV Centenario Fundación de Santiago.
- 1942: Second Prize for Sculpture, LIV Salón Oficial. Santiago de Chile.
- 1943: First Prize, Salón de Verano. Viña del Mar.
- 1944: Guggenheim Fellowship, New York City[1]
- 1945: First Prize, Dibujo y Grabado Salón Oficial Santiago de Chile.
- 1945: First Prize, Salón de Verano. Viña del Mar.
- 1947: First Prize for Sculpture, Salón Oficial. Santiago de Chile.
- 1953: Honorary Award, LXIV Salón Oficial. Santiago de Chile.
- 1961: First "Rebeca Matte", sculpture section, Salón de Verano, Viña del Mar.
- 1963: Honorable Mention, IX Bienal de São Paulo, Brasil.[4]
- 1985: Award of the Circle of Chilean Critics (Círculo de Críticos de Chile). Santiago de Chile.[4]
- 1992: "Rebeca Matte" Award, Ministry of Education. Santiago de Chile.[4]
- 1995: National Prize for Plastic Arts of Chile (Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas de Chile).[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Murió la destacada escultora y Premio Nacional de Arte Lily Garafulic". El Mercurio. March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c Wren, Celia. "Lily Garafulic's centennial". The Washington Post. May 16, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ Renowned Chilean sculptress, Lily Garafulic, dies at 97 Archived July 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Murió la destacada escultora y Premio Nacional de Arte Lily Garafulic Accessed March 16, 2012.
External links
- Page about her work at the University of Chile (in Spanish)
- Entry for Lily Garafulic on the Union List of Artist Names
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