Victor Salmones was born in Mexico City in 1937 to parents who were both of Spanish ancestry. His father immigrated to Mexico from Spain in the early thirties, and his mother was Spanish by heritage... Read full biography
Victor Salmones was born in Mexico City in 1937 to parents who were both of Spanish ancestry. His father immigrated to Mexico from Spain in the early thirties, and his mother was Spanish by heritage and Mexican by birth. Victor's father died when he was a young boy, and Victor began working part... Read full biography
Victor Salmones was born in Mexico City in 1937 to parents who were both of Spanish ancestry. His father immigrated to Mexico from Spain in the early thirties, and his mother was Spanish by heritage and Mexican by birth. Victor's father died when he was a young boy, and Victor began working part time to support his family. It was first in public elementary school that Victor discovered his talent and love for the creation of sculpture. While learning to use children's modeling clay, Victor won... Read full biography
Victor Salmones was born in Mexico City in 1937 to parents who were both of Spanish ancestry. His father immigrated to Mexico from Spain in the early thirties, and his mother was Spanish by heritage and Mexican by birth. Victor's father died when he was a young boy, and Victor began working part time to support his family. It was first in public elementary school that Victor discovered his talent and love for the creation of sculpture. While learning to use children's modeling clay, Victor won his first award ~~ for the sculpture of a comic character. While attending high school and later at the Universidad de las Americas, Victor took as many art courses as possible, allowing him to afterward assume a position incorporating his love for... Read full biography
Victor Salmones was born in Mexico City in 1937 to parents who were both of Spanish ancestry. His father immigrated to Mexico from Spain in the early thirties, and his mother was Spanish by heritage and Mexican by birth. Victor's father died when he was a young boy, and Victor began working part time to support his family. It was first in public elementary school that Victor discovered his talent and love for the creation of sculpture. While learning to use children's modeling clay, Victor won his first award ~~ for the sculpture of a comic character. While attending high school and later at the Universidad de las Americas, Victor took as many art courses as possible, allowing him to afterward assume a position incorporating his love for art in the commercial world of advertising in 1956. By 1962, Victor had saved enough money to put himself through the pr... Read full biography
Victor Salmones - Artist Info
About Victor Salmones: Books
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
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