Lily Garafulic
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Lily Garafulic Yankovic (born Antofagasta
, May 14, 1914) is a Chile
an sculptor and museum professional of Croatian
descent. She was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship
in 1944; from 1973 until 1977 she was the director of the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.
Antofagasta
Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905...
, May 14, 1914) is a Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an sculptor and museum professional of Croatian
Croatian Chilean
Chileno-croatas are an important ethnic group in Chile; they are citizens of Chile who were either born in Europe or are Chileans of Croatian descent deriving their Croatian ethnicity from one or both parents...
descent. She was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
in 1944; from 1973 until 1977 she was the director of the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.
Reference
- Page about her work at the University of Chile (in Spanish)