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1847 Gibraltar - 1915 New Orleans, Louisiana. Known for: Landscape, still life and portrait painting, photographer.
A painter, art teacher, photographer and restorer, Andres Molinary was born in Gibraltar, and settled in New Orleans in 1872 after studying in Rome at San Lucas Academy, Spain at the Fine Art Academy... Read full biography
A painter, art teacher, photographer and restorer, Andres Molinary was born in Gibraltar, and settled in New Orleans in 1872 after studying in Rome at San Lucas Academy, Spain at the Fine Art Academy of Seville, and in East Africa and Morocco. He also traveled in Mexico and Central America. In New... Read full biography
A painter, art teacher, photographer and restorer, Andres Molinary was born in Gibraltar, and settled in New Orleans in 1872 after studying in Rome at San Lucas Academy, Spain at the Fine Art Academy of Seville, and in East Africa and Morocco. He also traveled in Mexico and Central America. In New Orleans, he joined an uncle, John Brunasso, who was in the importing business. His family wanted him to join the uncle in business, but instead, with the help of this uncle who believed in his talent,... Read full biography
A painter, art teacher, photographer and restorer, Andres Molinary was born in Gibraltar, and settled in New Orleans in 1872 after studying in Rome at San Lucas Academy, Spain at the Fine Art Academy of Seville, and in East Africa and Morocco. He also traveled in Mexico and Central America. In New Orleans, he joined an uncle, John Brunasso, who was in the importing business. His family wanted him to join the uncle in business, but instead, with the help of this uncle who believed in his talent, he set up a studio and painted portraits, many of them of prominent persons in New Orleans and other southern cities. Andres Molinary became very active in the local art community, and his studio was a popular gathering place for local artists. He... Read full biography
A painter, art teacher, photographer and restorer, Andres Molinary was born in Gibraltar, and settled in New Orleans in 1872 after studying in Rome at San Lucas Academy, Spain at the Fine Art Academy of Seville, and in East Africa and Morocco. He also traveled in Mexico and Central America. In New Orleans, he joined an uncle, John Brunasso, who was in the importing business. His family wanted him to join the uncle in business, but instead, with the help of this uncle who believed in his talent, he set up a studio and painted portraits, many of them of prominent persons in New Orleans and other southern cities. Andres Molinary became very active in the local art community, and his studio was a popular gathering place for local artists. He was a founding member of the Artists' Association of New Orleans, the Southern Art Unio... Read full biography
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A painter, art teacher, photographer and restorer, Andres Molinary was born in Gibraltar, and settled in New Orleans in 1872 after studying in Rome at San Lucas Academy, Spain at the Fine Art Academy of Seville, and in East Africa and Morocco. He also traveled in Mexico and Central America.
In New Orleans, he joined an uncle, John Brunasso, who was in the importing business. His family wanted him to join the uncle in business, but instead, with the help of this uncle who believed in his talent, he set up a studio and painted portraits, many of them of prominent persons in New Orleans and other southern cities.
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