Herminia Arrate
Herminia Arrate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Provisional First Lady of Chile | |
| In role 16 June 1932 – 13 September 1932 | |
| President | Carlos Dávila |
| Preceded by | Graciela Fehrman Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Rosa Ester Rodríguez Velasco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herminia Leonor del Carmen Arrate Ramírez 1 July 1896 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 12 March 1941 (aged 44) Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse |
Carlos Dávila (m. 1918) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Eleuterio Ramírez (grandfather) |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Painter |
Herminia Leonor del Carmen Arrate de Dávila (née Arrate Ramírez; 1 July 1896 – 12 March 1941) was a Chilean painter active in the United States and Santiago.[1][2][3] In 1932, Arrate served as the Provisional First Lady of Chile.[4]
Early life and education
Arrate was born on 1 July 1895 in Santiago to Colonel Miguel Arrate Larraín and Delia Ramírez de Arrate.[1][3] Through her mother, Arrate was the granddaughter of Colonel Eleuterio Ramírez.[1]
Arrate studied at the Arts Faculty of the University of Chile[a] under Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor y Zaragoza, Juan Francisco González and Pablo Burchard.[5]
Career
In 1925, Arrate exhibited at the Official Fine Arts Salon (Spanish: Salón Oficial de Bellas Artes) where she received an honorable mention in painting.[1] The following year Arrate was awarded the Third Medal in painting and held her first solo show at Eyzaguirre House, where she exhibited 40 paintings.[1]
United States
From 1927 to 1931, Arrate's husband Carlos Dávila served as the Chilean ambassador to the United States.[2] Well known in Washington, D.C. for her hospitality, Arrate was able to paint consistently this period whilst also carrying out the diplomatice duties of being an ambassador's wife.[5][6] In the summer of 1927, Arrate undertook a study trip to Europe with her daughters.[5][7] In 1929, Arrate exhibited at a group exhibition at the Yorke Gallery in Washington D.C. and held a solo show at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in New York in 1931.[1][2]
On 4 June 1932, Dávila together with Marmaduke Grove, Arturo Puga and Eugenio Matte Hurtado overthrew the government of Juan Esteban Montero in a coup d'état.[4] Dávila first served as the President of Government Junta of Chile before serving as the Provisional President of Chile until 13 September 1932.[4] Arrate and Dávila returned to the United States, living there until December 1940.[2] In 1937, Arrate was drawn by Rufino Tamayo.[8]
Personal life
On 10 August 1918, Arrate married Carlos Dávila, a journalist and later ambassador to the United States and Provisional President of Chile.[4][9][10] Arrate and Dávila had two daughters.[10]
In December 1940, Arrate became critically ill in New York.[11][12] On the orders of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Arrate was flown to Santiago by the United States Army.[11][12] On 12 March, Arrate later died from cancer in Santiago, aged 44.[1][6]
Legacy
In 1942, a retrospective of Arrate's work was held at the Amigos del Arte gallery in Santiago.[2]
In 2024, the Arts Faculty of the University of Chile established the Herminia Arrate de Dávila award in Arrate's honor.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Also cited as the Academy of Painting.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Herminia Arrate". Artistas Visuales Chilenos (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Muñoz Méndez, María Elena. "Premio de Pintura Herminia Arrate de Dávila: Algunas notas sobre la pintora Herminia Arrate (1895–1941)". Departamento de Artes Visuales (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: University of Chile. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Herminia Leonor del Carmen Arrate Ramírez [Birth Record]". Chile, Civil Registration, 1885–1903 [database on-line]; Santiago; Recoleta; Nacimientos 1896: 250. 1 July 1896.
- 1 2 3 4 "Carlos Dávila Espinoza (1887–1955)". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Library of Chile. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Díaz, Isis; Montes Montt, Macarena (19 November 2024). "Premio de Pintura Herminia Arrate de Dávila: Algunas notas sobre la pintora Herminia Arrate (1895–1941)". Noticias (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: University of Chile. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 Golden, Gloria (2005). "Consuelo Luz Arostegui". In Cabello, Andrea Alessandra (ed.). Remnants of Crypto-Jews Among Hispanic Americans. Mountain View, California: Floricanto Press. pp. 65–68. ISBN 0915745569. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Chapple, Joe Mitchell (July 1928). "Affairs at Washington". National Magazine. LVI (11): 485. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "RUFINO TAMAYO (1891-1991) Portrait of Herminia Arrate de Dávila, 1937". Bonhams. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Herminia Arrate Ramírez and Carlos Dávila Espinosa [Marriage Record]". Chile, Civil Registration, 1885–1903 [database on-line]; Santiago; Moneda;Matrimonios 1918–1919: 36. 10 August 1918.
- 1 2 Marquis, Albert Nelson (ed.). Who's Who in America. Vol.15 1928–1929. Chicago, Illinois: A.N. Marquis & Company. p. 608. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Diplomat's Wife, Flown Home to Chile, Dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 13 March 1941. p. 24. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Women Who Was Flown To Chile In Army Plane Dies". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. 14 March 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 11 May 2026.