Olga Blinder

Olga Blinder
Born21 December 1921
Asunción, Paraguay
Died19 July 2008 (age 87)
Known forPainting, engraving, woodcuts, sculpture
SpouseDr. Isaac Schvartzman

Olga Blinder (1921 in Asunción, Paraguay – 19 July 2008) was a Paraguayan painter, engraver and sculptor. Blinder was born in Asunción into a Jewish family.[1] She lived through the Chaco War, World War II, the 1947 Paraguayan Civil War, in addition to Paraguay's coup d'états in 1954 and 1989. Blinder was also a licensed professor who taught arts and creative education for over 30 years. Her works include numerous published books and articles on education and art. She is the former director of the Escolinha de Arte of Paraguay in the Brazilian Cultural Mission and of the Instituto de Arte (ISA) of the National University of Asunción.[1] She was also an advisor to the Ministry of Education for the development of textbooks. In addition, she has been recognized by the League of Women's Rights, by the Brazilian government, and received the Integración Latinoamericana award from the Ministry of Culture and Education of Argentina.[2] Blinder is considered one of the key promoters of change within the 1950s Paraguayan art scene.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Portal Guarani - Olga Blinder". Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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  3. ^ Martin, Gerald (1998), "Literature, music and the visual arts, 1870–1930", A Cultural History of Latin America, Cambridge University Press, pp. 47–130, doi:10.1017/cbo9780511609527.003, ISBN 9780511609527