M E N O C A L 



ARMANDO MENOCAL 



Painter. 



Armando Menocal was born in Havana 

 in 1866. His early education in Cuba was 

 supplemented by the study of art in Spain. 



In 1888, he was appointed professor in 

 the School of Painting and Sculpture of 

 Havana, the appointment being renewed in 

 1899. 



He has at sundry times served as judge 

 in competitions of painting, and was official 

 representative from Cuba to the Paris 

 Exposition in 1900. He was elected in 

 191 2 to membership in the Academy of 

 Arts and Letters (Cuba). 



Menocal has for many years been a 

 painter of portraits and of genre and histori- 

 cal pictures; he has more recently turned 

 his attention to fresco. His decorations 

 for the auditorium of the University and 



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