Julio Escámez
Chilean painter, engraver and muralist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julio Escámez Carrasco (November 15, 1925 – December 23, 2015) was a Chilean painter, engraver and muralist.[1] His work includes numerous frescoes, oil paintings and engravings[2] (lithography, woodcut and etching)[1] produced both in Chile and abroad.[3]
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Julio Escámez | |
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Born | November 15, 1925 |
Died | December 23, 2015 (90 years old) |
Nationality | Chilean |
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Occupation(s) | Painter, Engraver, Illustrator and Scenographer |
Style | Folklore |
Awards | Municipal Art Prize 1956 (Concepción, Chile) |
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He also designed scenography and made costumes for various ballet works, and had an outstanding career as a book illustrator from diverse writers, including the poet Pablo Neruda, whom he met personally.[1]
Along with other renowned painters such as Gregorio de la Fuente, with whom he collaborated in his youth for the creation of the mural Historia de Concepción,[4] he belonged to the school of muralists of Chile.[2]