Jorge Noceda Sánchez
Jorge Noceda Sánchez (6 September 1925 – 11 March 1987) was a diplomat and painter from the Dominican Republic whose work has been collected by museums throughout the world.
Jorge Noceda Sánchez | |
|---|---|
| Cultural attaché, Dominican Republic Embassy in Tokyo | |
| In office 1964– | |
| Constituency | Dominican Republic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1925 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Died | 11 March 1987 (aged 61) Miami, Florida, United States |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Santo Domingo New York University National Academy of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Diplomat, painter |
Early life, education and career
Sánchez received a medical degree from the University of Santo Domingo in 1952. After graduation, he moved to New York City to specialize in gastroenterology at New York University while working as a resident in the Bronx.[1]
However, he quickly became absorbed with painting, his new-found hobby. Initially self-taught, his talent developed rapidly. In 1956, Sánchez enrolled at the National Academy of Fine Arts in New York City, where he received instruction from French and American artists, including Robert Philip and René Bouché. His technique, magnificent color sense and whimsical style received immediate critical acclaim at exhibitions in New York, Havana and Santo Domingo, and later in Paris, Washington, D.C. and Mexico City.[1]
By 1959, Sánchez decided to leave medicine and focus on his artwork.[1] That year, he embarked on a world tour which brought him international recognition. During the tour, he exhibited in Tokyo, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Tel Aviv, Athens, Rome and at the Royal Academy in London. In 1960, he won a Gold Medal Award at the Biennial in São Paulo, Brazil.
In 1964, the Dominican Republic appointed Sánchez cultural attaché at the Dominican Republic Embassy in Tokyo.
In 1966, he was the first Dominican painter to exhibit at the Association Fraternal Latinoamericano. He later exhibited at Galleria 88 in Rome, the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. and galleries in New York City, including the Caravan Gallery, Hammer Gallery and, in 1975, at the Bodley Gallery,[2] which featured the leading surrealist artists including Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy and René Magritte.
In 1966, Sánchez moved to Miami, where he also became a breeder of champion Shih Tzu and Japanese Chin dogs with his long-time partner, Gilbert Stanley Kahn,[1] the son of the philanthropist Janet Annenberg Hooker and nephew of the publisher and diplomat Walter Annenberg.[3]
Death
Sánchez died in Miami of colon and lung cancer, age 61. He was survived by Kahn and a sister.[1]
Museum collections
- Musée national d'Art moderne, Paris, France
- National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Spain
- Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana (Palacio de Bellas Artes), Havana, Cuba
- Ethnological Museum of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
References
- "Dr. Jorge Noceda Sanchez". The Miami News. 13 March 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- "Goings On About Town", The New Yorker, volume 51, 5 May 1975.
- "'TV Guide' heir Gilbert Kahn dies". Palm Beach Daily News. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2017.