Cristina Szalay de Wiedemann
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26 March 1900
Cristina Szalay de Wiedemann | |
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| Born | Christina Szalay 26 March 1900 Kraków, Grand Duchy of Kraków, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 21 February 1991 (aged 90) Florida, US |
| Other names | Cristina Szalay Wiedemann |
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| Spouse |
Guillermo Wiedemann
(m. 1953; died 1969) |
Cristina Szalay de Wiedemann (née Szalay; 26 March 1900–1991) was a Polish–Colombian painter and conservator.[1][2]
Christina Szalay[a] was born on 26 March 1900[b] in Kraków, Grand Duchy of Kraków[c] (present-day Poland) to Louis Szalay and Wanda Schoder.[2][5]
Szalay first studied painting in either Kraków or Warsaw, before continuing her studies in Vienna.[1] Szalay later studied under Willy Jaeckel[d] in Berlin.[1]
In 1942, Szalay immigrated to Bogotá, Colombia.[1] In 1949, Szalay exhibited a series of portraits at a solo show at the National Museum of Colombia.[1] In 1952, Szalay exhibited the painting "Yellow Blouse" at the IX Salón Anual de Artistas Colombianos.[1]
From 1952 to 1964, Szalay worked as a paintings conservator at the National Museum of Colombia.[1]
In 1969, Szalay was living in Key Biscayne, Florida.[6] Szalay became a US citizen in the 1970s.[5]
