About Juana Lecaros
Lived 1920 – 1993 (aged 72). Juana Lecaros was a Chilean painter, printmaker, writer and poet.
Juanita Lecaros Izquierdo (1920 – 1993) Chilean visual artist and poet. She is known for her paintings, and engravings. Lecaros used the pseudonym J. M. Sorcale for writing her poetry.
Biography She studied art at the University of Chile between 1949 and 1953, where she was a student of Gustavo Carrasco in drawing, Laureano Ladrón de Guevara in mural painting and Eduardo Martínez Bonati in engraving. She also took printmaking classes at Taller 99 with Bonati. While attending university, she was a member of the "Grupo de Estudiantes Plásticos". Although Lecaros never traveled abroad, her works were exhibited in the United States, Brazil, and Italy.
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Who was Juana Lecaros?
Chilean artist (1920–1993)
When was Juana Lecaros born?
Juana Lecaros was born on 20 August 1920 in Santiago.
When did Juana Lecaros die?
Juana Lecaros died on 2 May 1993 in Santiago.
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Juana Lecaros was a painter, printmaker, writer and poet.
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Juana Lecaros was Chilean.
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