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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2006;8:288-289.

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Oswaldo Guayasamín was born in Quito, Ecuador, in 1919. His mother was mestizo, and his father was of indigenous (Indios) ancestry. Guayasamín experienced the struggles of the repressed and underprivileged indigenous people throughout his childhood as the oldest of 10 children. His art fervently reflects his exposure to this suffering, as well as his social and political awareness of the 500 years of resistance by the poor indigenous communities.

The name Guayasamín means "white flying bird" in Quechuan, the Andean language of his ancestors in Ecuador. Appropriately, he soared in his lifetime as a political figure and artist who fought for his people and dreamed of a united and peaceful Latin America. Although he never belonged to a political party, he supported socialism and dedicated a great part of his life to the study of the social and political problems of the Andean people. Both his work and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Travis T. Tollefson, MD