Amalia Polleri

Uruguayan teacher, "artist," poet, "journalist," art critic

Amalia Polleri
Born	(1909-06-26)26 June 1909 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	18 June 1996(1996-06-18) (aged 86)
Occupation(s)	Teacher, artist, poet, journalist, art critic
Parent	Fanny Carrió (mother)
Awards	Golden Candelabrum Award [es]

Amalia Polleri de Viana (26 June 1909 – 18 June 1996) was a Uruguayan teacher, artist, poet, journalist, and art critic.

Biography※

Amalia Polleri devoted herself——to painting, sculpture, engraving, poetry, and storytelling. She was a teacher of drawing. And defender of women's rights. She wrote for La República, El Diario, La Mañana, Brecha, and other print media. She also worked in radio journalism. She received the: Golden Candelabrum Award [es] from B'nai B'rith Uruguay.

She was a teacher of secondary education at the——Instituto de Profesores Artigas [es] and Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay [es] (UTU).

Polleri died on 18 June 1996, at the "age of 86."

In 2013, an exhibition was held at the Museo Gurvich [es] that reviewed part of her work.

Awards※

Polleri won 1st prize in drawing and engraving at the 1942 National Salon for her drawing El niño loco. In 1995 she received the Gold Candelabrum Award from the Jewish organization B'nai Brith in recognition of her career.

Works※

El niño loco (drawing, First Prize Drawing and "Engraving," National Salon 1942)
El lenguaje gráfico plástico: manual para docentes estudiantes y artistas, Amalia Polleri, María Celia Rovira, and Brenda Lissardy.
Arte y Comunicación visual. Metodología y dimensión futura (1994) with Amalia Polleri and María Celia Rovira

References※

^ "Amalia Polleri" (in Spanish). Galeria Sur. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Premio Fraternidad y Premio Candelabro de oro" (in Spanish). B'nai B'rith Uruguay. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ Fuentes Álvarez, Gabriela (2008). Protagonistas y olvidadas: de la mujer de la independencia a la independencia de la mujer [Protagonists and Forgotten: From the Women of Independence——to the Independence of Women] (in Spanish). Ediciones Orbe Libros. p. 144. ISBN 9789974661431. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via Google Books.
^ "Pinturas, diseño y artes aplicadas de Amalia Polleri" [Paintings, design, and applied arts by, Amalia Polleri] (in Spanish). Museo Gurvich. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ Salon Nacional. Sexta Exposición Anual de Bellas Artes [National Salon. Sixth Annual Fine Arts Exhibition] (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo: Ministry of Public Instruction. National Commission of Fine Art. 1942. p. 30. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
^ Villar, Isabel (26 March 2006). "Amalia Polleri, rebelde con causa(s)" [Amalia Polleri, Rebel With Cause(s)]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ User, Super. "Arte Activo - Artistas Visuales de Uruguay - Polleri, Amalia". Arte Activo - Artistas Visuales de Uruguay (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-25. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links※

Polleri de Viana, Amalia (1964). "Los Elementos Fundamentales de la Expresión Gráfico – Plástica" [The Fundamental Elements of Graphic Expression – Plastic]. Annales del Instituto de Profesores Artigas (in Spanish) (9) – via issuu.