Leopoldo Navarro | |
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Born | Leopoldo Navarro 1862 |
Died | July 12, 1908 |
Occupation(s) | painter, sculptor, educator, mathematician, writer |
Leopoldo Navarro (1862–1908) was a Dominican Republic painter, educator, mathematician, and sculptor born in Santo Domingo in 1862. An impressionistic romantic, he is considered one of the forerunners of national Dominican plastic arts, as well as a notable educator.[1]
He died on July 12, 1908, in Santo Domingo, at the age of 46. In the Museum Bellapart, a collection of Navarro's watercolors are displayed.[2] An important street in Santo Domingo is also named after him.