Jaime Andrade Moscoso

Jamie Andrade Moscoso (1913 – 23 April 1990) was an Ecuadorian sculptor specializing in realism and expressionism, along with abstractions near the end of his life. He was best known for his ability to sculpt from a wide variety of materials, including marble, wood, metal, rolled wire, and volcanic stone.[1][2] He has added work within the realm of drawing, watercolor, and other murals.[2]

Jaime Andrade Moscoso
Born1913 (1913)
Quito, Ecuador
DiedApril 23, 1990(1990-04-23) (aged 76–77)
Quito, Ecuador
NationalitySpanish

Life

Attended the schools of the Christian Brothers, then entered the Quito School of Fine Arts in 1928, then later the New School of Social Research in New York in 1941. For a brief time he was the pupil of well known Italian sculptor Luigi Cassadio. He would then return to the School of Fine arts as a professor. In 1954 for 2 years he was the director of the Art Department of the St. Louis Country Day School and In 1962 Jaime founded and became a director of the Ecuadorian Institute of Folklore.[1][3][4][5]

Works

Awards
  • The Mariano Aguilera (1940) with a stone head [1][4]
  • Ministry of Fine Arts Award with Llacta Mama (1940) [1]
  • Acquisition Award, in New York (1941) with Sculpture of the Western Hemisphere [1][4]
  • Sculpture Prize from the Javeriana University of Bogotá (1943) [1][4]
  • Award from the University Citadel of Quito for a stone mural[4]
  • Art featured in the Muñoz Mariño Museum of Watercolor and Drawing[2]
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References
  1. "Andrade Moscoso, Jaime (1913-1990). » MCNBiografias.com". www.mcnbiografias.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. "La gráfica de Jaime Andrade, en una muestra". El Comercio. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. "Lanzamiento de libro |" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  4. Pimentel, Rodolfo Pérez. "JAIME ANDRADE MOSCOSO". Diccionario Biografico Ecuador.
  5. "Andrade (Moscoso), Jaime | Grove Art". www.oxfordartonline.com. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t002723. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  6. Jaime Andrade Moscoso, Llacta Mama, Repositorio Digital, retrieved 2019-10-03
  7. "Jaime Andrade Moscoso | artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
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