- Eduardo Michaelsen
Eduardo Michaelsen (born Eduardo Apolonio Michaelsen y Riveri on
April 18 ,1920 inSantiago de Cuba ,Cuba ) is aCuba n painter.In 1944 he studied for 2 months at the
Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" inHavana ,Cuba and in 1967 he started a Course on Museography, at theMuseo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana . From 1955 till 1972 he was Technical Assistant in the museum's restoration department, but since 1980 he resides in San Francisco,California ,U.S.A. . Among visual arts he works mostly paintings.Individual exhibitions
He presented "Oleos. Michaelsen" in 1963 at the Lyceum of
Havana ,Cuba . In 1978 he also showed "Escucha mi son. Michaelsen 21 óleos" in the GaleríaHo Chi Minh of the Ministerio de Justicia inHavana ,Cuba . Three years later some "Works by E. Michaelsen" were exhibited in Main Line Gifts,San Francisco ,California ,U.S.A. . In 1991 he named after himself another exhibition at the San Francisco Artspace, inSan Francisco ,California ,U.S.A. . Later, in 1994 " Memorias de Cuba y temas de Santería. Paintings and Drawings" were exhibited from in the Meridian Gallery ofSan Francisco ,California ,U.S.A. and in 1997 he showed "Michaelsen. Oil on Canvas" in the Cuban Collection Fine Art, Coral Gables,Florida ,U.S.A. .Collective exhibitions
He participated in 1962 on "Trabajadores del Museo Nacional" at the
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana . In 1982 he made "10 Out of Cuba" in the INTAR Latin American Gallery ofNew York ,U.S.A and in 1987 "Art in Exile. An exhibit of Immigrants Artists" in the Nexus Gallery of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,U.S.A . 1995 brought "Absolut Mariel. A Historic Overview 1980-1995" at the South Florida Art Center, Ground Level Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida,U.S.A and also an Art-Exhibit and Silent Auction of Works by Contemporary Artists to Benefit FAITH Services in the month of May in the Jadite Galleries ofNew York ,U.S.A to collect, conserve, exhibit, and interpret the Visual Arts produced by Artists of Cuban Heritage.Collection
In the
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana ,Cuba are some of his works.References
* cite book
last = Viegas
first = Jose
authorlink =
title = Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx
publisher = California International Arts
series =
year = 2004
doi =
isbn = 9780917571121 es icon
* cite book
last = Viegas-Zamora
first = Jose; Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, & Dannys Montes de Oca
authorlink =
title = Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century
publisher = California/International Arts Foundation
series =
year = 2001
doi =
isbn = 9780917571114
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