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Ángela Gurría Davó (born Mexico City, March 24, 1929) is a Mexican sculptor. In 1974, she became the first female member of the Academia de Artes. She is best known for her monumental sculptures such as ''Señal'', an eighteen meter tall work created for the 1968 Summer Olympics. She lives and works in Mexico City. ==Life== Gurría was born in Mexico City to a very traditional family from Chiapas. Her father, José María Gurría was very strict, not event allowing his wife to leave the house in Coyoacán without him. He had one boy and four girls with his wife, a situation he wanted to change with more boys. However, Angela was the last of their children.〔 As a child, she was attracted to the work done by stonemasons near her home and she wanted to become an artist.〔 However, in 1940s Mexico it was nearly impossible for a woman to become a professional sculptor. She began by teaching herself.〔〔 As a young woman, she entered the School of Philosophy and Literature at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México as she had thoughts of becoming a writer. However, she decided to return to art after taking a class in modern art given by Justino Fernández.〔 Despite prejudices against women at the time, she began her art career. In the early 1960s, she traveled to Europe to study and do research in art, spending time in England, Italy and France. Later she spent time in Greece and New York.〔 Ángela Gurría lives in Mexico City.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ángela Gurría」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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