Jaime Valencia
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Jaime Valencia is an Ecuador
ian painter and sculptor. He studied Art at Escuela de Bellas Artes. He achieved 3rd prize in the Mariano Arguilera contest in 1957 and the 1st prize the following year. His artwork has been exhibited throughout Latin America
. Valencia sculpted the principal facade for the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana
Benjamin Carrion
in Quito. He also sculpted the busts of two former presidents of Ecuador which are located on the corner of Amazonas and George Washington
streets in Quito.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian painter and sculptor. He studied Art at Escuela de Bellas Artes. He achieved 3rd prize in the Mariano Arguilera contest in 1957 and the 1st prize the following year. His artwork has been exhibited throughout Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. Valencia sculpted the principal facade for the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana
La Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana is a cultural organization founded by Benjamín Carrión on August 9, 1944, during the presidency of Dr Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra. It was created to stimulate, to direct and to coordinate the development of an authentic national culture. It maintains several...
Benjamin Carrion
Benjamín Carrión
Manuel Benjamín Carrión Mora was an Ecuadorian writer and cultural promoter.He was born into an aristocratic family in Loja. He was a lawyer by training, and occupied various positions in the public arena, including Minister of Education, legislator, diplomat in several countries of Europe and...
in Quito. He also sculpted the busts of two former presidents of Ecuador which are located on the corner of Amazonas and George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
streets in Quito.