Eduardo Kingman
エドゥアルド・キングマン
Eduardo Kingman
Aliases:
Eduardo Kingman Riofrío
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-02-23 （Loja, Ecuador）
- Died
- 1997-11-27 （Quito, Ecuador） age 84
- Nationality
- Ecuador
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Loja, Ecuador → Quito, Ecuador
Career
- Occupations
- painter, artist, writer, social activist
- Active Years
- 1913-1997
- Affiliations
- Museo de Arte Colonial de Quito, Caspicara Gallery
- Influenced By
- Camilo Egas
- Influenced
- Oswaldo Guayasamín
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escuela de Bellas Artes | — | Fine Arts | — | — | Ecuador |
| San Francisco Art Institute | — | — | — | 1945-1946 | United States |
Escuela de Bellas Artes
Fine Arts
Country:
Ecuador
Studied under Victor Mideros
San Francisco Art Institute
Period:
1945-1946
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Premio Eugenio Espejo | — | — | Ecuadorian Government | 受賞 |
Premio Eugenio Espejo
1986
Organization:
Ecuadorian Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Los Guandos
1939 Oil paintingOil painting depicting Ecuador's indigenous people
indigenous peopleshands
Bibliography
- Orellana: El Caballero de las Amazonas (1965)
- Huairapamushcas (1948, illustrator)
- El Choclo the Corn
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Depicting social realities of indigenous peoplesKnown as 'the painter of hands'
- Recurring Motifs
- Hands of indigenous peopleEcuador's indigenous peoples
Legacy
One of Ecuador's greatest artists of the 20th century
Museums
- Posada de las Artes Kingman Museum Quito, Ecuador
In Popular Culture
- Two paintings stolen from his museum in 2003 but recovered
Trivia
- Known as 'the painter of hands'
- Father Edward Kingman from Newton, Connecticut
- Younger brother is journalist Nicolás Kingman Riofrío