Francisco Amighetti Anna, March 4, 2013April 9, 2013 Francisco Amighetti, one of the most famous Costa Rican artists, was born on 1st June, 1907, in San Jose, Costa Rica. In 1924 he graduated as a bachelor from a public school of Costa Rica. In 1926 he entered the Academy of Fine Arts as a student and his artwork was so liked that some of his paintings even got published. In 1929 he married another artist Emilia Prieto and became the father of two beautiful sons. From 1931-39 he participated in several contests and group shows such as the annual exhibition of Visual Arts in San Jose,Costa Rica, and almost always won the first prize. In 1940 he was appointed as the Professor of drawing in a public school of Costa Rica. In 1944 he got a job at the University of Costa Rica as the professor of Art Histor In his lifetime, Francisco wrote three books; Francisco and Roads, Francisco in Costa Rica and a book of his collection of poetry. Contact Website: http://www.franciscoamighetti.com/ Email: [email protected] Artists