Margarita Baum

Margarita Baum (February 20, 1933 – November 6, 2023) is an Ecuadorian-German artist known for her contributions to the art scene, particularly in Ecuador. Baum was born in Aachen, Germany, and her life and artistic journey have been influenced by her multicultural background and experiences as an immigrant. Due to World War II, she moved to Quito, Ecuador with her family in 1938 when she was five years old. This is where she was raised and has lived for the majority of her life.
She started her artist career in the 1960`s, and has been renowned for her Expressionist Style. Baum has received numerous accolades and awards for her paintings, including an award handed out by the National Gallery of the city of Guayaquil. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally, in galleries in Florida, US., Vienna, Austria and Paris, France
Margarita Baum was also a strong supporter of women's rights, and many of her paintings contain strong symbolism for equality.
==Biography==
Margarita Baum Flamm was born on February 20, 1933, in Aachen, Germany. Her mother, Doris Flamm, comes from a bakery-owning family in Aachen. Her father, Berthold Baum Marx, was a Jewish chemistry student at the Aachen University. In 1937, because of the impending rise of Nazism in Germany, Berthold had to drop out before finishing his degree and immigrate to Guayaquil, Ecuador as a refugee. Her mother and Baum followed him one year later, and they lived in Guayaquil and Quito for the upcoming years. Eventually, her parents got divorced. Baum was the only child in the family 
She began working as a secretary at Diario El Telegrafo after graduating from Señoritas Rita Lecumberri High School in Guayaquil. Eventually, she was hired at the Central Bank of Ecuador for 25 years because of her command of three languages (German, English, and Spanish).
Baum married Jorge Weisson Egas in 1952 in Guayaquil and had three children: Margarita, Elizabeth, and Jorge.
==Art career==
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==Legacy and impact==
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==Awards==
* 1961 Honorable Mention-First Bolivarian Painting Salon – Guayaquil
* 1961 Fifth Honorable Mention “October Salon” – Guayaquil
* 1962 Honorable Mention-IV National Hall “City of Guayaquil”
* 1964 Honorable Mention- VIII “October Salon” – Guayaquil
* 1965 Honorable Mention – VI National Hall “Foundation of Guayaquil”
* 1985 Second Prize - Bank Women's Show
==Exhibitions==
* 1961 First Bolivarian Painting Salon – Guayaquil
* 1961 Fifth October Hall, House of Culture – Guayaquil
* 1962 Individual Exhibition at the House of Culture – Guayaquil
* 1962 Ecuadorian North American Center – Guayaquil
* 1962 IV July Salon – Guayaquil
* 1963 II Women's Art Salon – Guayaquil
* 1964 III Women's Art Salon – Guayaquil
* 1964 V Guayaquil Foundation Hall
* 1964 VIII October Hall, House of Culture – Guayaquil
* 1964 Thompson Art Gallery
* 1964 German Ecuadorian Cultural Center – Guayaquil
* 1965 VI July Salon – Guayaquil
* 1977 Museum of the Central Bank of Ecuador – Quito
* 1985 Women's Hall of the Central Bank – Quito
* 1990 Hall of II CA and Embassy of Spain – Spain
* 1990 Sosa Larrea Art Gallery
* 1990 XXXII October Hall, House of Culture – Guayaquil
* 1991 XXII National Painting Salon “Luis A. Martínez” – Ambato
* 1991 “Mariano Aguilera” National Painting and Sculpture Competition – Quito
* 1992 XXIII National Fine Arts Hall “Luis A. Martínez” Guest of Honor
* 1992 Collective Exhibition “College of Architects” – Quito
Category:Ecuadorian artists
Category:1933 births
Category:2023 deaths
Category:People from Aachen
Category:German people