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Mauricio Lasansky
Argentine artist and educator
Mauricio Leib Lasansky (October 12, 1914 – April 2, 2012)[1] was an Argentine artist and educator known both for his advanced techniques in intaglioprintmaking and for a series of 33 pencil drawings from the 1960s titled "The Nazi Drawings."[1][2] Lasansky, who migrated to and became a citizen of the United States, established the school of printmaking at the University of Iowa, which offered the first Master of Fine Arts program in the field in the United States.
Sotheby's identifies him as one of the fathers of modern printmaking.[3]
Biography
The son of Eastern European Jews, Lasansky was born on 12 October 1914 in Buenos Aires.[1] He studied printmaking and engraving from his Polish father, who had made a living in those fields.
He displayed early promise, showing favorably at the Mutulidad Fine Arts Exhibition with an honorable mention at 16 and a prize at 17 for sc