OJAC Collection - Xavier Gonzalez

Xavier Gonzalez
American, born Spain
American, born Spain, (1898–1993)
Xavier Gonzalez (1898–1993) was an American artist. He was born in Almeria, Spain. He lived in Argentina and Mexico for some time, and was planning on becoming an engineer in a gold mine. In 1925, he immigrated to the United States. Gonzalez began his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1921 to 1923, and his uncle, José Arpa, studied with him there. He also studied at the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City, as well as in Paris and in the Far East. In 1931, Gonzalez became a US citizen, and in 1935, he married fellow artist Ethel Edwards (1915–1999), who was seventeen years his junior and also his student at Newcomb College. He often worked and studied with fellow artist Julius Woeltz, who was the best man at his wedding. Gonzales commandeered the canteen wall at Newcomb for the use of his art students.

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