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1 Early years and education  





2 Career, continuing education and personal life  



2.1  Exhibitions and artwork  







3 Awards and achievements  





4 Death  





5 See also  





6 Notes  





7 References  














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Clara Ledesma
Born5 March 1924
Died25 May 1999(1999-05-25) (aged 75)
Known forPainting
SpouseWalter Terrazas
Untitled, 1960, oil on panel, Museo Bellapart (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

Clara Ledesma Terrazas (5 March 1924 – 25 May 1999)[1] was a Dominican-born American artist

Early years and education

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Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, she attended Escuela Ercilia Pepín and in her teenage years studied art under Yoryi Morel at his self-named Academia Yoryi.[2]

Ledesma later was one of the first women to enroll in — as well as graduate from — the National School of Fine ArtsinSanto Domingo, graduating in 1948.[3][4] There, her professors included Celeste Woss y Gil and George Hausdorf, while her primary mentor was painting professor Josep Gausachs. Fellow students included Gilberto Hernández Ortega and Eligio Pichardo. After graduating, she took a position teaching drawing at the same school.[5]

Career, continuing education and personal life

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In 1949, Ledesma had her first solo exhibition at the Ateneo of San Pedro de Macorís.[2] In 1951 she opened a combination studio and gallery, where she displayed her works as well as those of other artists. With the proceeds from a very successful solo exhibition in 1952, Ledesma traveled to Europe to further her education. She studied painting in Barcelona and Madrid, and exhibited her works in galleries in Spain. Ledesma also traveled to Lisbon and Paris to visit important museums. She was particularly influenced by the works of Marc Chagall, Joan Miró and Paul Klee. During her stay in Europe, Ledesma met Bolivian native artist Walter Terrazas, who returned to Santo Domingo with her in 1954.

"She studied painting at prestigious academies abroad and then returned to the country where she presented works that she had conducted in Europe under the influence of Miro, Chagall and Paul Klee, among others."[4]

In Santo Domingo, she worked closely with other important Dominican artists, including Gilberto Hernández Ortega, Josep Gausachs and Jaime Colson. In 1955, she was named vice director of the National School of Fine Arts.

In 1961, Clara Ledesma and her husband moved to New York City, where she opened another gallery. She lived and worked there until her death in 1999.[4]

Exhibitions and artwork

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Ledesma had numerous international solo exhibitions, including events in Madrid, Mexico City and New York, and participated in group exhibitions in Brazil, Spain, Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Argentina and Puerto Rico.

Ledesma's paintings ranged in style from Expressionism and SurrealismtoAbstraction. She is known for her use of brilliant colors, imaginative figures and the feeling of magic and mysticism created in her paintings and drawings. In 1955, journalist Horia Tanasescu described her work: "At times ironic, often playful, but taking great care in the production of her paintings, this artist introduces an enthusiasm for life to the national art scene that is in striking contrast to the solemnity of the majority of her fellow artists."[6]

"Ledesma also touched on social realism in her work, with her most noted series underlining the racial inequities of the time.”[3]

"She tried to represent native paintings, with concern, but away from the drama. One of her best stage was marked by the issue of blackness."[4]

Her artwork can be found in various private collections worldwide. It can also be found in the Metropolitan Museum of New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Miami, the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico, the Contemporary Art of Madrid and the Gallery of Modern Art. Ledesma's work has also been featured in the Sarduy Gallery of New York, Art Gallery Nader, Signs of New York, and the Gallery of Modern Art in Santo Domingo.

Awards and achievements

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Death

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Ledesma died in Jamaica, Queens, at the age of 75.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j Clara Ledesma : espejo de la memoria : colección Fernando Báez Guerrero. [Santo Domingo,] República Dominicana: Ministerio de Cultura. 2014.
  • ^ a b "Dominican Art History: 10 Trailblazing Female Artists You Should Know". Remezcla. November 16, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  • ^ a b c d "Clara Ledesma (1924 - 1999)". Artistico RD (in Spanish). Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  • ^ a b c d "GALERIA DE ARTE DOMINICANA: Clara Ledesma". www.galeriadeartedominicana.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  • ^ Tanasescu, Horia (March 6, 1954). La Exposición de Clara Ledesma (Galería Nacional de Bellas Artes). Santo Domingo: El Caribe.
  • ^ a b c d e De los Santos, Danilo; Gil Fiallo, Laura; de Tolentino, Marianne (2008). Clara Ledesma : reino de fantasía (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Cámara de Diputados de la República Dominicana.
  • ^ "I Concurso | 1964 | Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes". Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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