Raúl Corrales Forno

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"Raúl Corrales Forno" was born in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba, January 29, 1925. He died on April in 2006, in Havana, Cuba.He had a remarcable career as a photographer as he worked in many publications. Since 1961 was member of the Photography Section of the Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (U.N.E.A.C)

Individual Exhibitions

He had many exhibitions, among them we can quote "35 con la 35". Galería Habana, 1980. In 1985 "Homenaje a Raúl Corrales" Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. In 1993 "Visa pour l'Image. 5 Festival International du Photoreportage". Perpignan, France. His photos were exhibited in 1998 in "Raúl Corrales. Exposición Retrospectiva" . Fototeca de Cuba,Havana, Cuba. In 2002 "Raúl Corrales". Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Collective Exhibitions

He also formed part of many collective exhibitions: In 1966 "Primera Muestra de la Cultura Cubana". Pabellón Cuba,Havana, Cuba. In 1978 some of his images were selected and presented in "Hecho en Latinoamérica I, Primera Muestra de la Fotografía Latinoamericana Contemporánea", Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was also part of the exhibition "Cuba Then and Now". Gallery at 678, New York City, USA in 1998 and in 2002 "Cuba 1960-2000. Sogno e realtá". Italian Foundation for Photography, Turín, Italy.

Awards

During his life he obteined many awards and recognitions like Premio Salón de Artes Plásticas, UNEAC 1979. Premio de Fotografía Cubana 1982, Salón 23 y M, Hotel Habana Libre. In 1996 he was recognized with the National Prize Of Visual Arts, granted by Ministerio de Cultura, Cuba.

Collections

His work can be found in relevant collections such as Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione, Universidad de Parma, Italy; Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Ryanson College Gallery of Arts, Ottawa, Canada. In Cuba his work can be found in important collections: Casa de las Américas, Havana and Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana.

References

* Guardian Unlimited, "Raúl Corrales"; April 25, 2006
* Los Angeles Times, "Obituaries; Raul Corrales, 81; Photographer Captured the Cuban Revolution"; April 22, 2006
* Seattle Times, "Photographer Raul Corrales, 81"; April 30, 2006
* Denver Post, "CUBA Despite country's isolation, a vibrant arts culture thrives"; February 9, 2003
* La Jornada (México), "Murió Raúl Corrales", Fotógrafo de la Revolución Cubana, April 16, 2006
* El Imparcial; "Inauguran exposición retrospectiva de Raúl Corrales"; September 23, 2005 es icon
* Gareth Jenkins, La Habana en mi Corazón: 75 años de Fotografía Cubana, (Chicago Review Press 2002); ISBN-13: 978-1556524530 es icon
* Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001); ISBN: 978-0917571114
* Jose Viegas; Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx; (California International Arts 2004); ISBN: 978-0917571121 es icon