Background
VILLACRÉSouth, César was born on November 19, 1880 in Ambato. Son of Serafín Villacrés and Maria Buenaventura Vázconez.
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César Doctor VILLACRÉSouth
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Professor of painting and drawing in the School of Fine Arts of Quito, 1906-1908.
Membership
Centro Nacional de Bellas Artes. Sociedad “Amigos de Montalvo”. And various other Ecuadorian artistic and cultural societies.
Connections
Married Victoria Grijalva. Children: Maria Cristina, Isabel, Miguel Angel, Atahualpa, Teresa, Victoria Eugenia, Concepción Helena, Aida Germania, Jorge Byron, and César.
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Awards
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Silver medal, Guayaquil, 1904. Two gold medals (first class) of the National Exposition of 1909. Grand Diploma of Honor and Gold Medal (hors concours) of the National Exposition of 1914.tempSpaceGold Medal and Diploma of Honor of the ‘‘10th of August" Exposition of 1921. Silver Medal of the ‘‘10th of August” Exposition of 1923. And various other honors.tempSpacePrincipal Paintings: “Louisiana muerte de Quiroga” (in the Circulo Militar of Quito). “Bolívar y Olmedo” (in the painter’s private gallery). Portraits of Doctor Eugenio Espejo and Doña Manuela Cañizares (in the Municipal Library of Quito), of Pasteur and Doctor Carlos Tobar y Borgoño (in the University of Quito), of the ex-presidents Tamayo and Ayora (in the Legislative Palace), of Doctor Antonio Flores Jijón (in the Municipal Palace of Quito), of Doctor Carlos Cásares (in the Academy of Lawyers of Quito), and of Numa P. Liona (in the Art Gallery of Guayaquil).tempSpace“El Chimborazo” (in the Gallery of Modern Art of Berlin). “Antisana” (in the painter’s private gallery). “Louisiana bordadera” (in the Municipal Museum of Dresden).tempSpaceAnd many other important works.Silver medal, Guayaquil, 1904. Two gold medals (first class) of the National Exposition of 1909. Grand Diploma of Honor and Gold Medal (hors concours) of the National Exposition of 1914.tempSpaceGold Medal and Diploma of Honor of the ‘‘10th of August" Exposition of 1921.
Silver Medal of the ‘‘10th of August” Exposition of 1923. And various other honors.tempSpacePrincipal Paintings: “Louisiana muerte de Quiroga” (in the Circulo Militar of Quito). “Bolívar y Olmedo” (in the painter’s private gallery).
Portraits of Doctor Eugenio Espejo and Doña Manuela Cañizares (in the Municipal Library of Quito), of Pasteur and Doctor Carlos Tobar y Borgoño (in the University of Quito), of the ex-presidents Tamayo and Ayora (in the Legislative Palace), of Doctor Antonio Flores Jijón (in the Municipal Palace of Quito), of Doctor Carlos Cásares (in the Academy of Lawyers of Quito), and of Numa P. Liona (in the Art Gallery of Guayaquil).tempSpace“El Chimborazo” (in the Gallery of Modern Art of Berlin). “Antisana” (in the painter’s private gallery). “Louisiana bordadera” (in the Municipal Museum of Dresden).tempSpaceAnd many other important works.