Francisco Stockinger
Austria-born Brazilian artist
Francisco Stockinger | |
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![]() Stockinger in his studio, 2001 | |
Born | (1919-08-07)August 7, 1919 Traun, Austria |
Died | April 12, 2009(2009-04-12) (aged 89) Porto Alegre, Brazil |
Known for | Sculpture |
Francisco Alexandre Stockinger (August 7, 1919 in Traun, Austria – April 12, 2009 in Porto Alegre, Brazil), also known as Chico Stockinger, was an Austrian artist and naturalized Brazilian. Stockinger is known[by whom?] as one of the main Brazilian modern sculptors, but was also an active printmaker, photographer, cartoonist, and graphic artist. Stockinger arrived in Brazil in 1921 and became a resident of São Paulo in 1929. Stockinger was chairman of the Francisco Lisboa Rio Grande do Sul Association for the Visual Arts (Associação Rio-Grandense de Artes Plásticas Francisco Lisboa) from 1957 to 1978.[1]
References
- ^ "Francisco Stockinger". São Paulo, Brazil: Itaú Cultural. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
External links
- Francisco Stockinger biography (in English)
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