José de Almada Negreiros, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José de Almada Negreiros

Portuguese artist and writer

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1893

Place of Birth: São Tomé Island, São Tomé Province, SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1970

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, graphic designer, painter

Nationality: Sweden, Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Aries

José Sobral de Almada Negreiros (April 7, 1893 – June 15, 1970) was a Portuguese artist.
He was born in the colony of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe, the son of a Portuguese father, António Lobo de Almada Negreiros, and a Santomean mother, Elvira Freire Sobral.
Besides literature and painting, Almada developed ballet choreographies, and worked on tapestry, engraving, murals, caricature, mosaic, azulejo and stained glass.