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George Febres (born Jorge Xavier Febres Cordero Icaza, Guayaquil, 10 September 1943 – 1996) was an Ecuadorian-born painter, internationally acclaimed for his wildly imaginative style and humorous "visual puns." His is especially known for his banana motif which often appeared in his paintings. His work was an important part of the dynamic upswing in New Orleans visual arts in the late 20th century.
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George Febres is credited with starting the art movement called Visionary Imagism in his adopted hometown of New Orleans. His unrestrained and bold imagination and humor won him admirers the world over. His life in New Orleans was a myriad of roles, from artist to art collector to curator and gallery founder. This put him in a central position of the art renaissance that unfolded in the city in the 1970s. Febres worked with frescoes, mixed media, mosaic, pencil on paper. Although his work showed a strong influence of Surrealism and Pop art, he expanded this into Visionary Imagism.
He is now interred in Saint Louis Cemetery #1.
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