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sculptures on the
Monastery of
Arantzazu, hollowed out stone, 1950 ,
Basque country,
Spain. City Hall Jorge Oteiza was granted several prizes and awards throughout his life: • 1953 — Only Spanish sculptor selected for the international competition for the Monument to the Unknown Political Prisoner. The project is exhibited in the
Tate Gallery (London). • 1954 — Spanish National Award of Architecture, for a project to do a chapel on the Road to Santiago. It was a joint project, together with architects
F. J. Sáenz de Oiza and Luis Romaní, and it was not carried out. • 1957 — Grand Prix for his sculpture at the IV
São Paulo Art Biennial (Brazil). • 1970 — First Prize in the competition for the urban planning of the Plaza de Colón in
Madrid. It was a joint project, together with Angel Orbe, Mario Gaviria and Luis Arana, and it was not carried out. • 1985 — Gold Medal for Fine Arts, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. • 1986 — Selected for the exhibition
Qu’est-ce que la sculpture moderne? 1900-1970, held in the Museum of Modern Art at the
Georges Pompidou Center in Paris. • 1988 — Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts. • 1991 — Gold Medal of Navarre, awarded by the Government of Navarre. • 1995 — Manuel Lekuona prize by
Eusko Ikaskuntza (Society of Basque Studies). • 1996 — Pevsner Prize (Paris), in recognition of his life's work. • 1996 — Honorary member of the Vascon-Navarrese Architect's Association. • 1998 —
Doctor honoris causa by the
University of the Basque Country. • 1998 — Madrid Fine Arts Circle Medal. • 1998 — Gipuzkoa Gold medal. == Personal life ==