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In reinventing itself, the intent was to even further reinforce the high credibility
and prestige of the judges. The mix of jurors from various countries and their
distinguished careers as art critics and art appreciation experts has made
possible the discovery of those whose styles are not yet identifiable. It was
also for this reason that in 2000 the event’s organizers decided to feature an
international juror on its panel so that to work alongside its two Dominican
jurors to select the works that would vie for awards. In similar fashion, and for
the first time, a Dominican juror was also added to the awards selection jury,
previously composed of two foreigners.
The sponsors of the Eduardo Leon Jimenes Art Contest have taken great care in
maintaining the eminence of their jurors as the basis for their flair for finding
worthy works of art that has marked their trail of success throughout the years.
Likewise, the plurality of influences of the jurors brings forth even greater diver-
sity in the selection criteria and in defining what constitutes artistic excellence.
Past jurors include: Belgica Rodriguez, former director of the Museum of Art
of the Americas of the OAS; Rafael Squirru, founder and director of the Museo
de Arte Moderno of Buenos Aires; John Baur, the late director of the Whitney
Museum of American Art; William Slattery Lieberman, one of the US’s most
prolific critics and art writers of the 20th century; Professor Beryl Barr-Sharrar of
New York University; Venezuelan art critic Roberto Guevara; Chilean painter and
art professor Ramon Vergara Grez; Latin American art expert and professor of
the Department of Fine Arts of New York University, Edward Sullivan; Cuban art
critic Gerardo Mosquera; Brazilian curator Federico Morais; Federica Palomero,
curator of the Museo Alejandro Otero of Caracas, Venezuela; art critic and art
advisor to the Museo Paraguayo de Arte Contemporaneo, Ticio Escobar; Alma
Ruiz, curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Los Angeles, California;
and painter, diplomat and art critic Dario Suro, whose credits include a long
history of international work in the arts.
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Signs of Identity, in the hall of anthropology: a multi-sensory journey through the history of Dominican identity in its
Caribbean, American and global context.
Genesis and Evolution, in the hall of visual arts: brings together Dominican visual art history from 1889 to the pres-
ent.
Mark and Memory: presenting the history of the E. Leon Jimenes cigar factory.
The Centro Leon celebrated its first anniversary on October 3, 2004, having become the cultural focus of the country
in the past 12 months. Some 76,390 visitors, including 29,000 students, have viewed its exhibits and more than 20,000
people have participated in its 163 activities and seven exhibitions. These events have included the exhibit of the ac-
claimed painter Theodore Chasseriau, born in El Limon, Samana in 1819, and his drawings on loan from the Louvre
Museum. Also featured were the creations of Eugenio Granell, considered to be the last Spanish surrealist painter, who
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