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HI Marco,

I have looked for some information about will Oswaldo Guayamin’s life. This is what I found.

Oswaldo Guayasamin was an Ecuadorian painter and sculptor. He was recognized as one of the
most important painters in Latin America. He was born in Quito on July 6, 1919. During his
childhood he used to make caricatures of his friends and teachers at school. While his father
worked as a carpenter to pay for his studies. One day he entered to study at “Escuela de las
bellas artes de Quito”from 1942 until 1978. Despite the fact that his father was against it.
However, in 1976 he created the "Guayasamin" foundation and donated all his sculptures and
paintings. In 1978 he became part of the member of honor of the academy of fine arts in spain,
where he was awarded the best painter of the time. He died on March 10, 1999

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