Carmen Wenzel | |
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 Wenzel (2015) next to her work Cosmic Encounter (1977) | |
| Born | Carmen López Blumenkron 1931 (age 94–95) Puebla, Mexico |
| Other name | Carmen López Blumenkron de Wenzel |
| Education | Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Sunset Center, California State University, Fullerton, Royal College of Art |
| Notable work | Cosmic Encounter (1977) |
| Spouse | Thomas William Adams (divorced) |
Carmen Wenzel (née Carmen López Blumenkron; born 1931) is a Mexican sculptor and painter, from Puebla.[1] She is known for her monumental public sculptures made from metal. Wenzel is also known by the married name Carmen López Blumenkron de Wenzel.[2]
Life and career
Carmen Wenzel was born in 1931, in Puebla.[1] She was married to American Thomas William Adams, which ended in divorce.[3]
Wenzel began her art studies at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla in San Andrés Cholula, Mexico, under Martín Serrano; followed by study at the Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States with Robert Horne; and study at California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, California, United States.[1]
Wenzel first exhibition was in 1972 at the Auditorio de la Reforma in Puebla.[1] One of her most notable works is the sculpture Cosmic Encounter (sculpture) (1977), located at the campus of Universidad de las Américas Puebla.[1][4][5]
References
- Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (December 19, 2013). "Wenzel, Carmen (1931–)". North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. p. 573. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
- "Carmen Lopez Blumenkron De Wenzel". WahooArt.com (in French).
- "Obituary for Thomas William Adams". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 24, 2013. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Udlap celebrates Cosmic Encounter". El Popular. 2015. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016.
- "El cosmos y su unidad con el ser humano, 75 años-75 artistas". Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDAP) (in Spanish). April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2025.