Josefina Albarracín
Josefina Albarracín | |
|---|---|
 Albarracín in 1995 | |
| Born | 4 May 1910 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Died | 4 May 2007 (aged 97) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Other name | Josefina Albarracín de Barba |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts of Bogotá |
| Occupations | |
| Spouse |
Ramón Barba Guichard
(m. 1934; died 1965) |
| Children | 3 |
Josefina Albarracín de Barba (4 May 1910 – 4 May 2007[a]) was a Colombian sculptor, drafter and professor, known for her wooden sculptures of indigenous peoples.[2][3]
Biography
Albarracín was born on 4 May 1910 in Bogotá.[2] Studying at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bogotá, Albarracín was the student of her future husband Ramón Barba Guichard.[2][4][5]
From 1945 to 1964, Albarracín was a professor of carving, modeling, and drawing at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.[2] In 1940, Albarracín participated in the inaugural Salon of Colombian Artists, winning the third prize for her sculpture El Obrero.[2] In 1950, Albarracín exhibited her sculpture Muchacha campesina at the Colombian Artists' Salon, for which she won the first prize.[2]
Albarracín was known for her wooden sculptures of indigenous peoples, particularly those of peasant women.[3] Together with Hena Rodríguez, Albarracín's work played a pivotal role in the consolidation of modern art in Colombia.[3] Albarracín continued her artistic practice until 1999.[2]
Personal life
In 1934, Albarracín married the Spanish sculptor Ramón Barba Guichard (1892–1965) with whom she had three children.[4][5]
On 4 May 2007 Albarracín died in Bogotá, aged 97.[2]
Notes
References
- ↑ Martin, Deborah (2012). "Landscape and Maternity Painting: Boundary Makers, Biopower and Birth". Painting, Literature, and Film in Colombian Feminine Culture, 1940-2005: Of Border Guards, Nomads and Women. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Tamesis. pp. 58–82. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Josefina Albarracín de Barba". La enciclopedia de Banrepcultural (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Bank of the Republic. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 Rodríguez Parra, Catalina (6 June 2025). Tallando otra modernidad: Una mirada a la obra de Hena Rodríguez y Josefina Albarracín. University of the Andes (Master's thesis). Bogotá, Colombia: Séneca Repositorio Institucional. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- 1 2 Umaña, Claudia (1993). "Barba Guichard, Ramón". In Calderón Schrader, Camilo (ed.). Gran Enciclopedia De Colombia. Tomo 9 (in Spanish). Círculo de Lectores. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Ramón Barba". Cromos (in Spanish). 789. Bogotá, Colombia. 21 November 1931. Retrieved 20 May 2026 – via International Center for the Arts of the Americas at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
External links
- Interview with Albarracín, 1995 (in Spanish)