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Kahlo's interests in politics and art led her to join the Mexican Communist Party in 1927, [1] through which she met fellow Mexican artist Diego Rivera. The couple married in 1929 [ 1 ] [ 6 ] and spent the late 1920s and early 1930s travelling in Mexico and the United States together.
She spent time in Europe in the 1920s pursuing her art practice before returning to Mexico to focus on teaching art to young Mexican artists. She was the first woman in Mexico to teach two painting classes; one in Los Reyes, Coyoacan, and the other in Cholula, Puebla. [2] Cabrera received much recognition for her art during her lifetime. She ...
This is a list of Mexican artists. This list includes people born in Mexico, notably of Mexican descent, or otherwise strongly associated to Mexico.
José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud was born on 22 November 1904 in Mexico City. [2] After graduating from the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria at the age of 14, he started producing caricatures and illustrations for texts and training materials published by the Mexican Ministry of Public Education. [2]
Miguel Mateo Maldonado y Cabrera (1695–1768) was a Mestizo [1] painter born in Oaxaca but moved to Mexico City, the capital of Viceroyalty of New Spain. [2] During his lifetime, he was recognized as the greatest painter in all of New Spain. He created religious and secular art for the Catholic Church and wealthy patrons.
David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros; December 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, best known for his large public murals using the latest in equipment, materials and technique.
Gabriel Orozco (born April 27, 1962) is a Mexican artist. He gained his reputation in the early 1990s for his exploration of drawing, photography, sculpture and installation. In 1998, Francesco Bonami called Orozco "one of the most influential artists of this decade, and probably the next one too." [1] [2]
María Izquierdo (born María Cenobia Izquierdo Gutiérrez; October 30, 1902 – December 2, [1] 1955) was a Mexican painter. [2] She is known for being the first Mexican woman to have her artwork exhibited in the United States. [3] She committed her life and career to art that displayed her Mexican roots.