Jorge Noceda Sanchez

Jorge Noceda Sánchez (6 September 1925 – 11 March 1987) was a Dominican-born American diplomat, and painter. His surrealist artwork has been collected by international museums. He also worked as a gastroeonerologist, and a dog breeder.

Early life and education Jorge Noceda Sánchez was born on 6 September 1925 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Sánchez received a medical degree from the University of Santo Domingo in 1952. After graduation, he moved to New York City to specialize in gastroenterology at New York University while working as a resident in the Bronx.

However, he quickly became absorbed with painting, his new-found hobby. Initially self-taught, his talent developed rapidly. In 1956, Sánchez enrolled at the National Academy of Design in New York City, where he received instruction from French and American artists, including Robert Philipp and René Bouché. He later exhibited at Galleria 88 in Rome, the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. and galleries in New York City, including the Caravan Gallery, Hammer Gallery and, in 1975, at the Bodley Gallery, which featured the leading surrealist artists including Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy and René Magritte.

Death Sánchez died on 11 March 1987 in Miami, Florida, of colon and lung cancer at the age of 61. Musée national d'Art moderne, Paris, France National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Spain Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana (Palacio de Bellas Artes), Havana, Cuba Ethnological Museum of Berlin, Berlin, Germany