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Danilo De los Santos

that takes place in the country. He then gives the lecture
«Surrealism and Painting» in the Alpha and Omega Society.
The painter is linked to the movement of the «Surprised
Poetry» whose supporters proclaim the slogan art with the
universal man.

–At the National Gallery also have solo exhibitions
José Rovira (Spaniard) and Ernesto Lothar (Austrian of
Jewish descend).

1944. Centennial Year of the Republic.
–Second Biennial Exhibition is held, participating
26 artists such as Federico Izquierdo, Manolo Pascual,
José Vela Zanetti, George Hausdorf, Joseph Gausachs,
Darío Suro and Antonio Prats-Ventós.
–First Fine Art traveling exhibition runs through
several cities in the Cibao region, showing paintings of
Celeste Woss y Gil, Darío Suro, Yoryi Morel, Federico Iz-
quierdo, Juan Bautista Gómez, José Gausachs, Marianela
Jiménez and Gilberto Hernández Ortega, among others.
1945. The government sets the annual Grand Award
President Trujillo for graduating students of the National
School of Fine Arts. Gilberto Hernández Ortega and Luis
Martínez Richiez get awards in sculpture.
–Retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery of
maestro Enrique García Godoy, comprises more than
200 works, among them, water-colours, drawings, studies
and paintings.
–José Vela Zanetti was appointed professor of the
School of Fine Arts.
–Painters George Hausdorf, Eugenio Fernández
Granell and Vela Zanetti hold individual exhibitions at
the National Gallery.
–Mario Grullón, a «Yoryi Academy» student presents
his work at the school’s annual exhibition in Santiago de
los Caballeros.
1946. Gilberto Hernández Ortega holds his first solo
exhibition at the National Gallery, exhibiting drawings
and paintings.
–The 3rd National Visual Arts Biennial brings to-
gether a selection of 62 works by 22 artists. The jury

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