Matusha Corkidi

Matusha Corkidi (1922–1987) was a Mexican sculptor of Egyptian birth.

Born in Cairo, Egypt in 1922.^[1] Corkidi studied at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City. She was best known for her work as a sculptor, but practiced photography and painting as well, and was a published writer and poet. She held numerous solo exhibitions and her work was included in a number of group shows as well. The Palacio de Bellas Artes is among the institutions holding examples of her work.

Corkidi also taught art classes; among her pupils were the sculptors, Mily Sidauy and Magda Alazraki.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
^ "El periódico de los Universitarios" [Paths and spaces, at MAX]. Universo (in Spanish). Veracruzana University. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

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[HellerHeller2013-1] Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.

[2] "El periódico de los Universitarios" [Paths and spaces, at MAX]. Universo (in Spanish). Veracruzana University. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

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