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1907 San Luis Potosi, Mexico - 1999 Dallas, Texas. Known for: Mod figurative sculpture-pre Columbian themes.
Octavio Medellin was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico in 1907. After moving to San Antonio, Texas, Medellin attended the San Antonio School of Art. Then moved to Chicago for classes at the Chicago Art... Read full biography
Octavio Medellin was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico in 1907. After moving to San Antonio, Texas, Medellin attended the San Antonio School of Art. Then moved to Chicago for classes at the Chicago Art Institute. In 1929 he traveled to Mexico to study native and primitive crafts. Upon returning to... Read full biography
Octavio Medellin was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico in 1907. After moving to San Antonio, Texas, Medellin attended the San Antonio School of Art. Then moved to Chicago for classes at the Chicago Art Institute. In 1929 he traveled to Mexico to study native and primitive crafts. Upon returning to San Antonio along with a small group of artist, Medellin started the La Vallita Art Gallery where he taught sculpture from 1934-1937. In 1938 he became the sculpture in residence at North Texas State... Read full biography
Octavio Medellin was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico in 1907. After moving to San Antonio, Texas, Medellin attended the San Antonio School of Art. Then moved to Chicago for classes at the Chicago Art Institute. In 1929 he traveled to Mexico to study native and primitive crafts. Upon returning to San Antonio along with a small group of artist, Medellin started the La Vallita Art Gallery where he taught sculpture from 1934-1937. In 1938 he became the sculpture in residence at North Texas State College in Denton, Texas for 5 years. After World War II, where his talents helped with the making of airplanes, Medellin returned to teaching this time at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts for 21 years. By 1966 he had established a sculpture studio at... Read full biography
Octavio Medellin was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico in 1907. After moving to San Antonio, Texas, Medellin attended the San Antonio School of Art. Then moved to Chicago for classes at the Chicago Art Institute. In 1929 he traveled to Mexico to study native and primitive crafts. Upon returning to San Antonio along with a small group of artist, Medellin started the La Vallita Art Gallery where he taught sculpture from 1934-1937. In 1938 he became the sculpture in residence at North Texas State College in Denton, Texas for 5 years. After World War II, where his talents helped with the making of airplanes, Medellin returned to teaching this time at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts for 21 years. By 1966 he had established a sculpture studio at Mendochino Art Center at Medonchino, California and the Medellin School of Sculpture where he c... Read full biography
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Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Bronze
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Mosaics, Intarsia
- •Stone and/or Limestone
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Association
- •Dallas Nine
- •Southern States Art League
- •Texas Fine Arts Association
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Latin American
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Annual Texas Artists Exhibition
- •Southern States Art League Annual
- •Texas Centennial Exposition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York