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Inés Córdova
Born	Inés Córdova Suárez 1927 (1927) Potosí, Bolivia
Died	19 May 2010 (aged 82) La Paz, Bolivia
Alma mater	Hernando Siles National Academy of Fine Arts [es]
Occupation(s)	Painter, potter
Spouse	Gil Imaná

Inés Córdova Suárez (1927 – 19 May 2010)^[1] was a Bolivian artist.^[2]

Biography

Inés Córdova studied at the Hernando Siles National Academy of Fine Arts [es] in the Sopocachi neighborhood of La Paz,^[3] as well as the Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay [es] in Montevideo and the Conservatorio Massana in Barcelona.^[2] In the 1960s she developed new collage techniques incorporating textiles and metal.^[4]

The artist Gil Imaná confirmed the death of Córdova, who had been his wife for 46 years, on 19 May 2010 in La Paz.^[3]

The country loses an artist; I lose my partner.
— Gil Imaná^[4]

In April 2017, Imaná donated all of his artistic patrimony to the Cultural Foundation of the Central Bank of Bolivia [es] (Fundación Cultural Banco Central de Bolivia; FCBCB). This included a property in Sopocachi (on Aspiazu and 20 de Octubre Streets) and several collections comprising approximately 6,000 pieces. One half corresponds to work in ceramics, sculpture, and painting by Córdova and by Imaná himself. The other belongs to collections of contemporary painting by Bolivian and Latin American artists, colonial objects, ceramics, and pre-Hispanic Andean weavings.^[5]^[6]

Murals

1965, Mural in ceramic, Engineering Faculty of UMSA (together with Gil Imaná)
1981, Tránsito en el tiempo, Mutual "La Primera"
1985, Telúrica americana, panel mural enriched with textiles at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C.^[2]

Awards and distinctions

1973, Second Prize in painting from Salón Murillo with the work Rojo sol altiplano, La Paz
2004, "Obra de vida" Award from Salón Murillo, La Paz
2004, National Culture Award, La Paz^[2]

References

^ "El corazón de Inés dejó de latir - La Razón". la-razon.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Blanco Mamani, Elías (24 October 2011). "Inés Córdova Suárez". Diccionario Cultural Boliviano (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Artistas despiden a Inés Córdova y a su diversa obra de 'silenciosa belleza'" [Artists Say Goodbye to Inés Córdova and Her Diverse Work of 'Silent Beauty']. La Razón (in Spanish). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "El corazón de Inés dejó de latir" [The Heart of Inés Stopped Beating]. La Razón (in Spanish). 20 May 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
^ "El notable artista boliviano Gil Imaná dona sus obras y colección personal a la FCBCB" [The Notable Bolivian Artist Gil Imaná Donates His Works and Personal Collection to the FCBCB]. Americanosfera (in Spanish). 8 May 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
^ Cazas, Anahí (26 April 2017). "Gil Imaná dona su casa y 6.000 piezas de arte a Fundación del BCB" [Gil Imaná Donates His House and 6,000 Pieces of Art to the BCB Foundation]. Página Siete (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany
Artists	ULAN