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José A. Bencomo Mena Curriculum
Jose A. Bencomo Mena (1890- 1962)
Born in Remedios, Las Villas, on August the 1rst, 1890. He studied painting and drawing at the San Alejandro Academy, where he graduated with the highest grades. He earned, by opposition, the first scholarship of the Cuban State to take painting lessons in Europe.
He lived in Italy for eight years and came back to his country in 1927. While in Italy, he settled in Florence. There, he studied at the Institute of Decorative Arts and at the city’s university. In 1928, back in his homeland, he was added to the team of Professors of the San Alejandro Academy, where he taught for over twenty-five years.
He obtained national and foreign prizes, such as: Gold Medal at the Iberian-American Exposition in Sevilla, in 1930 and gold and silver medals at the Annual Salons of Fine Arts in Havana.
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