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His influence on Helsby went beyond painting, as both shared an interest in "alternative medicine"; seeking a way to cure diseases without surgery or drugs. Valenzuela would sometimes introduce himself as "doctor", and an
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soon after. From 1914 to 1919, he lived in several cities in the United States, including San Francisco, New Orleans, and Washington. He also spent some time with
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He was the son of Thomas Columbus Helsby (1822–1872), who had come to Valparaíso in 1853 to join his younger brother, William George (1828–1891), the owner of a
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In 1906, thanks to a grant from the Chilean government, he was able to study in Europe. He chose to settle in Paris, where he took lessons from
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Of a solitary disposition, he spent his final years alone (with his cat), in a small house in a thinly-populated area of
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Contra la vacunación obligatoria ¿Qué dicen hoy los sabios sobre la vacuna?
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Valparaíso en la pintura, desde Rugendas a nuestro tiempo
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He returned to Chile in 1908, on the same ship carrying
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Estudio sobre la historia del arte en Chile republicano
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During his stay there, he became affiliated with the
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Valparaíso
Santiago de Chile
alternative medicine
daguerreotype
tuberculosis vaccination
pneumonia

The Mackay School
Thomas Somerscales
en plein aire
Academy of Painting (Santiago, Chile)
Alfredo Valenzuela Puelma
Academicism
apocryphal
Sorbonne
Jean Paul Laurens
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Royal Academy

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