Fernando Gerassi
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Fernando Gerassi (October 5, 1899 - 1974) was a Sephardic Jew born in Turkey. An accomplished intellectual who exhibited his art alongside Picasso before fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Gained American citizenship in 1964, and harassed by the CIA from 1944-1964 until Robert Kennedy apologized "in the name of America".
Regaining his artistic skills lost to time, he shared an exhibit with Georgia O'Keefe in 1951. In later years, he was hired to teach art at the Putney School by Carmelita Hinton. Fernando painted until his death in 1974.
[edit] External links
- Fernando Gerassi - His Life and Art
- Time Magazine Article from March 1955
- Extensive Article on Fernando Gerassi Written in Spanish
- Interview with John Gerassi - Additional information into the personal life of Fernando Gerassi
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