Alfonso Ossorio, Dividing Cells, 1951
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Inscribed on cardboard backing, upper left: "Ossorio/Paris 1951"; on upper right: "Dividing Cells"
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Alfonso Angel Yangco Ossorio (August 2, 1916 – December 5, 1990) A Filipino-American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila in 1916 to wealthy Filipino parents from the province of Negros Occidental. His lineage was Hispanic, Filipino, and Chinese. Between the ages of eight and thirteen, he attended school in England. At age fourteen, he moved to the United States. Ossorio attended Portsmouth Priory (now Portsmouth Abbey School) in Rhode Island, graduating in 1934.
From 1934 to 1938, he studied fine art at Harvard University and then continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. He became an American citizen in 1933 and served as a medical illustrator in the United States Army during World War II.
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Art Cyclopedia, N.D. www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/ossorio_alfonso.htm
Dallow, Jessica and Colleen Thomas, From the Molecular to the Galactic, The Art of Max Ernst and Alfonso Ossorio, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ackland Art Museum, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000. Friedman, Bernard Harper, Alfonso Ossorio, New York, H. N. Abrams, 1972.
Annotation: Alfonso Ossorio biographical Information added as a supplement
by: Noel Jordan Racca
From 1934 to 1938, he studied fine art at Harvard University and then continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. He became an American citizen in 1933 and served as a medical illustrator in the United States Army during World War II.
Source :
Art Cyclopedia, N.D. www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/ossorio_alfonso.htm
Dallow, Jessica and Colleen Thomas, From the Molecular to the Galactic, The Art of Max Ernst and Alfonso Ossorio, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ackland Art Museum, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000. Friedman, Bernard Harper, Alfonso Ossorio, New York, H. N. Abrams, 1972.
Annotation: Alfonso Ossorio biographical Information added as a supplement
by: Noel Jordan Racca
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Paintings, Drawings
Date
1951
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Courtesy of Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence RI
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Paintings, Drawings
Identifier
2007.115.1
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MATERIALS : Oil paint
SUPPORTS : Canvas
TECHNIQUES : Painting and Drawing
SUPPORTS : Canvas
TECHNIQUES : Painting and Drawing
Physical Dimensions
64.8 x 99.1 cm (25 1/2 x 39 inches)
Provenance
Gift of the Alfonso Ossorio Foundation
https://web.archive.org/web/20101205030715/http://www.ossoriofoundation.org/home.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20101205030715/http://www.ossoriofoundation.org/home.htm
Acquisition Date
2007
Display status
Not on display
References
Art Cyclopedia. N.D www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/ossorio_alfonso.html
Dallow, Jessica and Colleen Thomas, From the Molecular to the Galactic, The Art of Max Ernst and Alfonso Ossorio, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ackland Art Museum, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000. Friedman, Bernard Harper, Alfonso Ossorio, New York, H. N. Abrams, 1972.
Dallow, Jessica and Colleen Thomas, From the Molecular to the Galactic, The Art of Max Ernst and Alfonso Ossorio, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ackland Art Museum, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000. Friedman, Bernard Harper, Alfonso Ossorio, New York, H. N. Abrams, 1972.
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Contributed by Noel Jordan Racca
Photo and Information Courtesy of Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence RI
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Alfonso Angel Yangco Ossorio (August 2, 1916 – December 5, 1990) A Filipino-American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila in 1916 to wealthy Filipino parents from the province of Negros Occidental. His lineage was Hispanic, Filipino, and Chinese. Between the ages of eight and thirteen, he attended school in England. At age fourteen, he moved to the United States. Ossorio attended Portsmouth Priory (now Portsmouth Abbey School) in Rhode Island, graduating in 1934. From 1934 to 1938, he studied fine art at Harvard University and then continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. He became an American citizen in 1933 and served as a medical illustrator in the United States Army during World War II. Source : Art Cyclopedia, N.D. www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/ossorio_alfonso.htm Dallow, Jessica and Colleen Thomas, From the Molecular to the Galactic, The Art of Max Ernst and Alfonso Ossorio, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ackland Art Museum, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000. Friedman, Bernard Harper, Alfonso Ossorio, New York, H. N. Abrams, 1972.Annotation: Alfonso Ossorio biographical Information added as a supplementby: Noel Jordan Racca, “Alfonso Ossorio, Dividing Cells, 1951,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 19, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/15451.
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