The artists in Tandil: from pioneers to institution developers

Abstract

This article aims to provide an overview of what it meant to be an artist in Tandil in the first half of the 20th century. In turn, it intends to unravel the process in which the body of local artists was formed, its training environment and results: styles, themes and achievements. It ofers a retrospect of artists, from those who pioneered the plastic art activity in the city to those who participated in the formation of local art institutions.
Alongside these artists, a visual art tradition was also born,  defined by the landscape and the first local style specifications, showing marked nuances in their results: social, expressionist, impressionist and a more classic kind of art. These artists ofered a link with the world of the national arts, participating in exhibitions and salons, either regionally or in Buenos Aires neighborhoods.