Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, is the oldest and most prestigious fine arts school in Cuba. It is also known as Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro", Academia San Alejandro, or San Alejandro Academy. The school is located in Marianao, a suburb of Havana, and was founded in 1818 at the Convent of San Alejandro.
Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro
Location
31st Avenue and 100th Street, Marianao, Havana, Cuba
Information
Other names
Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro", San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts, Academia San Alejandro, Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, San Alejandro National School of Fine Arts
Former name
Escuela Profesional de Pintura y Escultura de La Habana
The school was founded with the support of the Economic Society of Friends of the Country and the General Intendant of the Treasury and was founded under the direction of the French artist Jean Baptiste Vermay (1784–1833).[1] The school was named after Don Alejandro Ramírez, general superintendent and director of the Royal Economic Society of Friends of the Country.[1]
It is the educational center with the largest number of years building the teaching on the lands of Latin America, preceded only by the University of Havana. It turned-from a number of changes that occurred in Spain in the 19th century and not surprisingly was felt in the colonies, in the climate of the Constitution of Cádiz of 1812 and enlightened absolutism. It was established by the Royal Patriotic Society and the Royal Consulate of Havana, as the Free School of Drawing and Painting. Its first director, Juan Bautista Vermay, who arrived in Cuba when the Bonaparte empire collapsed, when he was 31 years old.
AdministrationEdit
The internal life at San Alejandro is governed by the Board of Directors who in turn appoints the Technical Council, who in turn run the different departments that make up the teaching faculty.
The Board of Directors consists of the Director and Deputy Director and the Secretaries Speciality Teaching, Education, Health Care-Economic, Business and Education.
The Technical Board, in turn, is the body responsible for representing the teaching faculty to the Board of Directors. It consists of all deans of each departments. These are the Deans of Drawing, Painting, Engraving, Sculpture, Ceramics, Jewelry, Graphic Arts and Theoretical-Cultural Teachings.
San Alejandro has exchanges with many schools abroad, including in the UK The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School. Over the past three years, three exchanges have taken place. The exchanges consisted of the students from Wiseman travelling to Cuba in February, and the Cuban students coming to London in June.
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Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro is the oldest and most prestigious fine arts school in Cuba It is also known as Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro Academia San Alejandro or San Alejandro Academy The school is located in Marianao a suburb of Havana and was founded in 1818 at the Convent of San Alejandro Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San AlejandroLocation31st Avenue and 100th Street Marianao Havana CubaInformationOther namesEscuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts Academia San Alejandro Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro San Alejandro National School of Fine ArtsFormer nameEscuela Profesional de Pintura y Escultura de La HabanaEstablishedDecember 1 1818 1 FounderAlejandro Ramirez 1 It is located today in a monumental building built in the early 1940s Contents 1 Beginning 2 Administration 3 Directors 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksBeginning EditThe school was founded with the support of the Economic Society of Friends of the Country and the General Intendant of the Treasury and was founded under the direction of the French artist Jean Baptiste Vermay 1784 1833 1 The school was named after Don Alejandro Ramirez general superintendent and director of the Royal Economic Society of Friends of the Country 1 It is the educational center with the largest number of years building the teaching on the lands of Latin America preceded only by the University of Havana It turned from a number of changes that occurred in Spain in the 19th century and not surprisingly was felt in the colonies in the climate of the Constitution of Cadiz of 1812 and enlightened absolutism It was established by the Royal Patriotic Society and the Royal Consulate of Havana as the Free School of Drawing and Painting Its first director Juan Bautista Vermay who arrived in Cuba when the Bonaparte empire collapsed when he was 31 years old Administration EditThe internal life at San Alejandro is governed by the Board of Directors who in turn appoints the Technical Council who in turn run the different departments that make up the teaching faculty The Board of Directors consists of the Director and Deputy Director and the Secretaries Speciality Teaching Education Health Care Economic Business and Education The Technical Board in turn is the body responsible for representing the teaching faculty to the Board of Directors It consists of all deans of each departments These are the Deans of Drawing Painting Engraving Sculpture Ceramics Jewelry Graphic Arts and Theoretical Cultural Teachings San Alejandro has exchanges with many schools abroad including in the UK The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Over the past three years three exchanges have taken place The exchanges consisted of the students from Wiseman travelling to Cuba in February and the Cuban students coming to London in June Directors EditJean Baptiste Vermay from 1818 to 1833 1 Francisco Camilo Cuyas Sierra from 1833 to 1836 Francisco Guillermo Colson from 1836 to 1843 Joseph Leclerc de Baume from 1843 to 1852 Pedro Federico Mialhe Toussaint from 1852 to 1858 Hercules Morelli from 1858 to 1859 Augusto Ferran from 1859 to 1880 Juan Francisco Cisneros Guerrero from 1859 to 1878 Miguel Melero Rodriguez from 1878 to 1907 Luis Mendoza Sandrino from 1907 to 1926 Juan Emilio Hernandez Giro from 1926 to 1927 Armando Garcia Menocal from 1927 to 1934 1 Leopoldo Romanach Guillen from 1934 to 1936 1 Manuel Vega Lopez from 1936 to 1939 Esteban Valderrama Pena from 1939 to 1942 Enrique Garcia Cabrera from 1942 to 1946 Domingo Ramos Enriquez from 1946 to 1947 Mariano Miguel Gonzalez from 1947 to 1949 Esteban Valderrama Pena from 1949 to 1950 Leopoldo Romanach Guillen in 1950 Esteban Valderrama Pena from 1950 to 1953 Enrique Caravia Montenegro in 1953 Esteban Valderrama Pena from 1953 to 1959 Carmelo Gonzalez Iglesias in 1959 Florencio Gelabert Perez from 1959 to 1962 1 Fausto Ramos Valdes from 1962 to 1963 Josefina Gonzalez Grande from 1963 to 1967 Luis Fuentes Quesada in 1967 Jose de Lazaro Delarra Bencomo from 1967 to 1968 Mercedes Soto from 1968 to 1969 Ahmed Safille from 1969 to 1972 Roberto Martiinez from 1972 to 1973 Armando Prieto from 1973 to 1974 Jorge Samper from 1974 to 1975 Juan Sanchez Sanchez from 1975 to 1978 Celia Moran from 1978 to 1981 Jorge Rodriguez from 1981 to 1990 Jorge Ferrero de Armas from 1990 to 1993 Miguel Fagundo Batista from 1993 to 1999 Sandra Fuentes Guevara from 2000 to present 2 Notable alumni EditSee also Category Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro alumni Antonia Eiriz Nela Arias Misson Manuel Carbonell Pablo Borges Delgado Agustin Fernandez Antonio Gattorno Juan Esnard Heydrich Alicia Leal Victor Manuel Amelia Pelaez 1 Roberto Juan Diago Querol Manuel Rodulfo Tardo Fernando Velazquez Vigil Manuel Mendive Belkis Ayon Sandra Ramos Tania Bruguera Jose Toirac Jose Bedia Fayad Jamis Osvaldo Salas 3 Eberto Escobedo Lazo Juan Roberto Diago Durruthy Jose Marti 1 Wifredo Lam 1 Flora Fong 1 Rita Longa 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m Fundada la Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro La Jiribilla in European Spanish September 7 2018 Retrieved 2022 09 20 Jefes de instituciones culturales de Cuba visitan Tampa Radio y Television Marti in Spanish Retrieved 2022 09 23 Osvaldo Salas Biography The Annex Gallery Retrieved February 25 2022 External links Edit nbsp Cuba portalEscuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro amp oldid 1114086301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
