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Gego
Gertrude Goldschmidt (1 August191217 September1994) also known as Gego, was a modern Latin American artist and sculptor. Born in 1912, Gego was raised by her Hamburg Jewish family. Between 1932 and 1938 she studied Architecture and Engineering at the Technical University, Stuttgart. Nazi limits on Jews prevented her from working, so she looked for opportunities abroad. In 1939, she received a contract and visa for work in Venezuela and began her life there as a designer of furniture. After obtaining an architect's license she worked briefly as an architect. In 1940 she married Ernst Gunst, and in 1942 their son, ...
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