Francis Luis Mora nasceuem Montevidu Uruguai em 27

Francis Luis Mora nasceuem Montevidéu, Uruguai, em 27 de julho de 1874. Em 1880 a família mudou-se para Nova York e depois para Perth Amboy, em New Jersey. Na infância, produziu centenas de desenhos e aquarelas. Ele era um jovem artista precoce, desenhando cenas históricas e visões de seus ambientes contemporâneos. Na idade de quinze anos, Mora foi matriculado na “School of the Museum of Fine Arts”, em Boston. Em 1892, ingressou na “Art Students League of New York”. Completou sua educação artística formal em 1893 com apenas dezenove anos. Em 1896, em uma das suas viagens pela Europa, na Espanha foi inspirado pela Arte de Diego Velázquez e outros antigos mestres espanhóis. Em 1900, Mora casou-se com Sophia, a filha do prefeito de Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Neste mesmo ano, fez seu primeiro mural para a “Lynn Public Library”, em Lynn, Massachusetts. Self-Portrait

Em 1904, Mora foi eleito membro associado da “National Academy of Design”, e eleito membro pleno em 1906. Mora ganhou inúmeros prêmios e medalhas dentro da comunidade artística de Nova York. Mora é conhecido por suas tentativas de traduzir as técnicas dos velhos mestres espanhóis a uma linguagem moderna americana. Produziu uma grande série de pinturas impressionistas com temas americanos. Foi também ilustrador, produzindo trabalho para vários livros e publicações e um reconhecido muralista. O artista participou de exposições coletivas em dezenas de sociedades de Arte, museus e galerias. Morreu em Nova York, em 5 de junho de 1940. Salome, 1899

Artist’s Father in the Studio, 1901 The Return Home, 1902

Mrs. F. Luis Mora and Her Sister, 1902 The Card Players, 1905

Twilight Picnic, 1905

American Gladiators, 1905 Rosemary Mora, the Artist’s Daughter, when a Teenager

Las Manolas

La Pitonisa, 1905 The Pirate & the Prisoner, 1906

The National Academy Jury of 1907

A Family Party, Triana, Sevilla, 1908

Granada, 1909 Mercedes, 1909

On the Raritan, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 1910 Woman with Shawls

Shadows in the Orchard, 1910

The Artist’s Wife and Sister Arranging Flowers and Ribbons, 1911

Morning News, 1912

Embroidered Patterns, 1912 Silk Spanish Shawls

Flowers of the Field, 1913 The Woodsman, 1913

The Toy Sailboat, 1913 -14

Subway Riders, New York City, 1914 Spanish Color Fantasy, 1915

Out of Town Trolley, 1916

Rosemary’s Bedroom, 1923 School House Door

Bather, 1924 Color Harmony

Girls Dancing in a Landscape, 1930

Juan and Juanita Morning News

Children’s Pantomime, 1930

Spanish Shawls Lace Mantilla

Window Shopping, 1934

A Beauty with a Black Mantilla Title Unknown

Ranchos de Taos, 1936

Andrew Carnegie Portrait of John Taylor Arms as a Boy

Biography: Francis Luis Mora was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on July 27, 1874. In 1880 his family moved to New York and later to Perth Amboy, in New Jersey. In childhood, Mora produced hundred of drawings and watercolors. He was a precocious young artist, drawinghistoric scenes and contemporariesvisions of his environments. When he was 15 years old, Mora was enrolled in the “School of the Museum of Fine Ats”, in Boston. In 1892, he joined the “Art Students League of New York’. He completed his formal art training in 1893, with only nineteen. In 1896, in one of his travels through Europe, in Spain in became inspired by the Art of Diego Velasquez and others Spanish Old Masters. In 1900, Mora married Sophia, daughterof the Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. In the same year he painted his first mural for the “Lynn Public Library”, in Lynn, Massachusetts. Anton Rubinstein Plays for the Czar Nicholas I

When Play and Fancy Rule the Board “Tis Joy to Dine”

In 1904, Mora was elected member associated of the “National Academy of Desigh” and a full member in 1906. Mora won numerous awards and medals in the artistic community of New York. Mora is known for his attempt to translate the Spanish Old Masters’s technique into an American Modern Language. He produced a large series of Impressionist paintings with American themes. He was, also, an illustrator, doing work for various books and publications and a recognized muralist. The artist participatedin group exhibitionsin dozens of companies of Art, museums and galleries. He died in New York on June 5, 1940. Seated Woman with a White Wrap and Red Ribbon

Créditos Música: Felícia Enrique Saborido, 1877 -1941 Pesquisa e Formatação: Julia Zappa juliazappa@uol. com. br Revisão e Tradução de Texto: Ida Aranha sabercultural@sabercultural. com http: //www. sabercultural. org Junho 2014 Jeanne Cartier in Cole Porter’s “See America First” Treasurer of Perfumes

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