Jorge de la Vega
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Jorge de la Vega (27 March 1930 – 26 August 1971) was an Argentine painter, graphic artist, draftsman, singer, and songwriter.[1]
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Jorge de la Vega | |
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Born | (1930-03-27)27 March 1930 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Died | 26 August 1971(1971-08-26) (aged 41) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Known for | Painter, Songwriter, Author |
Movement | Nueva Figuración |
Spouse | Pauleta de la Vega |
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Although de la Vega studied architecture in Buenos Aires for six years, he then became self-taught as a painter. From 1961 to 1965 he was a member of the art movement called Nueva Figuración. During his involvement in this movement, he became a member of the Otra Figuración group. In the final years of his career and life he wrote and sang popular protest songs which expressed his humorous view of the world. In addition to museums in Argentina, his works hang in the Phoenix Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the Art Museum of the Americas at the OAS in Washington, DC.