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Art and History

at the Banco popular dominicano visual arts collection

awarded prizes to Darío Suro, Vela Zanetti, Manolo
Pascual, Antonio Prats-Ventós, Luis Martínez Richiez
and George Hausdorf, among others.

Exhibition of the posters contest promoting the
Dominican Republic with the theme of national typical
clothing, where Eckert Mariano was awarded the first
prize.

José Gausachs serves as sub-director of the National
School of Fine Arts.

1947. Darío Suro holds solo exhibitions at the Na-
tional Gallery and the Society The Progressive of La Vega
city, after returning from Mexico, where he was living.
He was appointed General Director of Fine Arts.

–Luis Martínez Richiez installs what is considered to
be the first solo exhibition by a Dominican Sculptor.

1948. The 4th Biennial Exhibition of Art is recorded
with the participation of 23 authors of 67 selected works,
which had negritude as main topic. Works of Antonio
Prats-Ventós and Vela Zanetti were highlighted.

–Yoryi Morel was appointed subdirector of the Na-
tional School of Fine Arts, after a trip to the United
States, invited by the State Department.

–Antonio Prats-Ventós holds a personal exhibition.
1949. Clara Ledesma shows her first art exhibition
as part of a collective of 10 Dominican women painters
who attend in Brazil the Río de Janeiro’s Women Exhibi-
tion. She obtained an Honor diploma.
–Second solo exhibition of Gilberto Hernández
Ortega.
1950. Jaime Colson returns home after living many
years abroad (Spain, France and Mexico). The govern-
ment appointed him as General Director of Fine Arts.
–Celebration of the 5th Biennial of Art where 80
works out of 47 authors are presented, including Ada Bal-
cácer, Mariano Eckert, Joseph Gausachs, Mario Grullón,
Gilberto Hernández Ortega, Federico Izquierdo, Marianela
Jiménez, Clara Ledesma, Sunday Liz, Yoryi Morel, Guillo
Pérez, Eligio Pichardo, José Vela Zanetti, Martínez Richiez,
Manolo Pascual, Prats-Ventós, Nidia Serra…

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