Gunten, Roger von, 1933-
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- Garcia Ascot, J. Roger von Gunten, 1978 (a.e.)t.p. (Roger von Gunten) p. 15 (b. 3/29/33, Zurich, living in Mexico since 1957)
- Artistas plast., Mexico '75:p. 192 (Roger von Gunten)
- Encic. de Mex., 1972:t. 6, p. 311 (Gunter, Roger von)
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Roger von Gunten (born 29 March 1933) is a Swiss-born Mexican artist and sculptor. He was the subject of a 1978 essay by Jomí García Ascot and was part of the Breakaway Generation which emerged after World War II ending the Mexican Muralist era. For over a decade, he was involved in a legal battle over who defines what is art. He has participated in over 200 national and international art exhibitions and won the 2014 Fine Art Medal from Mexico.
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