Background
ARZADUN, Carmelo de was born in Mataojo Grande, department, of Salto, July 16, Uruguay.
ARZADUN, Carmelo de was born in Mataojo Grande, department, of Salto, July 16, Uruguay.
Educated in Uruguay until 1904, Escuela de Artes y Oficios, Bilbao, Spain, 1904-1908, art academies of Paris, 1911-1915.
Professor; Professor of applied art, Escuela Industrial, since 1917, in normal institutes, since 1929. National deputy, 1930-1931. Councilman, 1943; director, Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan Manuel Blanes, at present.
Azvards: medals, San Francisco Pan-Pacific International Exposition (1915), Seville exposition (1930), Uruguay centenary exposition (1930), New York World’s Fair (1939). Medals, Salón Nacional de Bellas Artes (1938, 1939, 1940), grand prize in painting (1941). 1888; J. Santiago de Arzadun and Nicanora Otonello.