Samuel Román Rojas
Chilean sculptor (1907–1990)
Samuel Román Rojas (December 8, 1907 - April 7, 1990) was a Chilean sculptor. He won the National Prize of Art of Chile in 1964.
Román was born December 8, 1907 in Rancagua, Chile. The town named him Favorite Son in 1956 and awarded him the Santa Cruz de Triana Medal. In 1994 they began a regional painting competition named in his honor.
In 1924 Román began studying sculpture at the School of Fine Arts at the University of Chile. He studied under Carlos Lagarrigue and Virginio Arias among others. After graduation in 1928 he became a professor of Sculpture and Molding at the school. He held the position until 1949.
He received a Humboldt scholarship in 1937 to study at the Berlin Academy.
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