1. Antonio Martorell Cardona was born on 18 April 1939 and is a Puerto Rican painter, graphic artist and writer.
15 Facts About Antonio Martorell
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Antonio Martorell spends his time between his workshops in Ponce, Hato Rey, and New York City, his presentations worldwide and his academic work in Cayey, Puerto Rico.
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Antonio Martorell is the son of Antonio Martorell II and Luisa Cardona.
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Antonio Martorell's father left the family when Martorell was ten years old.
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Antonio Martorell first started showing interest in arts as a small child with drawings.
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Antonio Martorell studied diplomacy at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and then in 1961 went to study painting with Julio Martin Caro in Madrid.
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Antonio Martorell worked at the workshop of Lorenzo Homar at the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena between 1962 and 1965.
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Antonio Martorell currently is the Resident Artist of the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey.
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Antonio Martorell participated in the scenography of "Celebracion Verdiana " for the opera by Placido Domingo.
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Antonio Martorell currently has a workshop in New York City and another one on Calle Salmon in barrio Playa, Ponce, at a building that dates to 1815 and which he has occupied since 2007.
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Antonio Martorell was the winner of the Bienal de Arte de San Juan, and has illustrated books of several authors including Alma Rosa Flor, Heraclio Cepeda, Nicholasa Mohr, and Pura Belpre.
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Antonio Martorell illustrated the ABC de Puerto Rico published by Troutman Press.
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Antonio Martorell currently writes a column for Escenario, a section of Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero.
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On 21 March 2023, Antonio Martorell was awarded the National Medal of Arts by the president of the United States, Joe Biden.
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Antonio Martorell's paintings are found at the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, Museo de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, Galeria Nacional de San Salvador, Museo de Arte Moderno de Mexico, Museo del Barrio, Whitney Museum and Hotel Melia in Ponce, Puerto Rico.