Tarsila do Amaral

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Tarsila do Amaral, (b. September 1, 1886 in Fazenda São Bernardo. Capivari, São Paulo,- d. São Paulo on January 17, 1973).

She was a modernist artist in Brazil, and participated in the Week of Modern Art (Semana de Arte Moderna) in 1922. Tarsila do Amaral was a member of the Grupo dos Cinco (Group of Five), which included Anita Malfatti, Menotti del Picchia, Mário de Andrade, and Oswald de Andrade.

Timeline

• 1886 born in Capivari, daughter of Jose Estanislau do Amaral and Lydia Dias de Aguiar do Amaral
• 1906 - married Andres Teixeira Pinto
• 1926 - went to an exposition in Paris
• January 11, 1928 - Painted a picture called Abaporu (an aboriginal word that means man who eats) as an anniversary gift for Oswald de Andrade
• 1933 - Painted a picture named Operários.
• 1934 - Participated in I Salão Paulista de Belas Artes
• January 17, 1973, died in the city of São Paulo.

External link

• Official website (in Portuguese)