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Mauricio Lasansky in Studio

Artist Mauricio Lasansky
(1914-2012)

Born: Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1914

Attended Superior School of Fine Arts, Argentina

Director of the Free Fine Arts School, Villa Maria, Cordoba Argentina, 1936

Director of the Taller Manualidades, Cordoba, Argentina, 1939

Came to the United States in 1943, became American Citizen in 1952

Asked to establish a print department in the School of Art and Art History at the University of Iowa in 1945.

Named Virgil M. Hancher Distinguished Professor of Art, 1967

 

Wide shot of Lasansky in studio

One-Person Exhibitions:

Since his arrival in the US Lasansky has received over 185 awards and many honors. He has had over 250 one-man shows in the US and 35 countries.

His work can be seen in over 140 museums and public collections in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Columbia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Slobenija, Spain and other countries.

 

Selected Awards and Honors:

Guggenheim Fellowship 1943, 1944, 1945, 1953, 1963

Eyre Medal Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 1957, 1959

Honorary Doctor of Arts Degree Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, 1959

Posada Award Primera Exposicion Bienal Interamericana de Pintura y Grabado en Mexico, Mexico City, 1959

Accadamico Onorario of the Clesse di Incisione Accademia delle Arti del Designo, Florence, Italy, 1965

Virgil M. Hancher Distinguished Professor of Art The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1967

Mauricio Looking down

Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts Degree Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 1969

The Dickinson College Arts Award Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1974

The Lasansky Room, An 1800 square foot space dedicated to the permanent display of his prints and drawings The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa, 1976

Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1977

Citation for Distinguished Service to Art and Education in the Arts National Association of Schools of Art, Chicago, Illinois, 1978

Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts Degree Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1979

Honored Artist Award Fourth Latin American Bienal of Graphic Arts, Exposicion Retrospectiva Homenage IV Bienal de Puerto Rico, 1979

Distinguished Teaching of Art Award The College Art Association of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1980

Invited and installed as an Associate member of the National Academy of Arts and Design New York City, 1981

Awarded the Honor of Printmaker Professor Emeritus The Southern Graphics Council Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1982

Nominated for the Wolf Foundation Award in the Arts Dr. Ricardo Subirana Lobo Wolf Foundation, Jerusalem, Israel, 1982

Mauricio backlit with glasses

Honorary Award from the Arts and Humanities Commission for the Aging, by decree of the Governor of the State of Iowa, The Honorable Robert D. Ray 1983

Named Virgil M. Hancher Professor Emeritus The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1984

Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts Degree Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1985

Named Academico Correspondiente in the United States De la Academia Macional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1988

Selected and installed as a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1989

Dedication of The Lasansky Wing, a 5000 square foot space dedicated to the permanent display of his prints and drawings the new Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1989

Honorary Award for the Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, from the Iowa Arts Council, by decree of the Governor of the State of Iowa, The Honorable Terry E. Bransted, and Iowa Arts Council Board Des Moines, Iowa, 1990

Installed as an Academician of the National Academy of Arts and Design New York City, 1990

Nominated by the Governor of the State of Iowa, The Honorable, Terry E. Bransted, for the National Governors' Association Distinguished Service Award for artistic production Seattle, Washington, 1991

Awarded The Certificate of Recognition by the Governor of the State of Iowa, The Honorable Terry E. Bransted, for Distinguished service to The State of Iowa Des Moines, Iowa, 1991

Lasansky receives Iowa Award Presented The Iowa Award, by the Governor of the State of Iowa, The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, and the Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation Iowa City, Iowa, 2000