María Esther Mendy Amestoy (born October 10, 1910, Salto, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan painter and visual artist.[1] She was a member of the Taller Torres Garcia art group which helped form the Universal Constructivism art movement.[2][3][4][5]

María Esther Mendy
Born
María Esther Mendy Amestoy

(1910-10-10) October 10, 1910 (age 113)
Salto, Uruguay
NationalityUruguayan
Occupation(s)Painter and visual artist
OrganizationTaller Torres Garcia

Biography

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In March 2024, her work was included in an exhibition at the Juan Manuel Blanes Museum in Montevideo, Uruguay centered around the women members of the Taller Torres Garcia art school.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Jurisprudencia argentina (in Spanish). Impreso en los talleres gráficos Compañía impresora Argentina, s.a. 1919.
  2. ^ Plásticos uruguayos. Vol. 2. Biblioteca del Poder Legislativo. 1975.
  3. ^ Revista de legislacion y jurisprudencia nacional y provincial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Biblioteca Jurídica Argentina. 1913.
  4. ^ Revista de legislation y jurisprudencia nacional y provincial de la Republica Argentina (in Spanish). 1913.
  5. ^ Ramírez, Mari Carmen (1992). El Taller Torres-García: The School of the South and Its Legacy. Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, College of Fine Arts, the University of Texas at Austin. ISBN 978-0-292-78121-4.
  6. ^ Clarín, Redacción (2024-04-02). "¿Quiénes fueron las mujeres del Taller Torres García que llenan hoy un museo en Uruguay?". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  7. ^ Robaina, Juan Carlos Fá (1996). Reminiscencias salteñas (in Spanish). Editorial Fin de Siglo. ISBN 978-9974-49-067-3.
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