Maria Keil

[Portugal] (b 1914 / d 2012)

Attended the Lisbon Fine Arts School in 1929 ... Made the first exhibition in Lisbon 1939.. Her work is vast and diverse.. painting, drawing , illustration, tiles, ceramics, graphic design, tapestry, etc ... Starting in the end of the 50's , her work with tiles brought modern elements that contributed to a renovation of this branch of Art in Portugal.. Illustration of Children literature and renown Portuguese Authors was the field of work that remained more constant through out the years ; Having won some prizes during her career , Maria Keil was awarded in 1980 with the Military Order of 'Santiago da Espada'..
  
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Portugal 1940 "VIII Cent of the Foundation and III Cent of the Restoration of the Independence"  (8,1,2) [Des (Alberto de Sousa $40,1$75)(Jaime Barata $10,$80)(Henrique Franco $15,$35)][Intaglio (Renato de Sousa Araujo $15,$35)(José Armando Pedroso)] Sc(589,593)

Portugal 1962 "10th International Congress of Pediatrics, Lisbon" (4) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(891,...,894)

Portugal 1968 "30th Anniversary of the work of 'Mothers for National Education'" (3) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(1022,...,1024)

Portugal 1975 "International Women's Year" (4) [Litho (Casa da Moeda)] Sc(1273,...,1276)



Some images are credit of José Carlos Tavares
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