Additional information
| Country | Mexican |
|---|---|
| Region | Latin American |
| Artist | Dosamantes |
ArtistDosamantes, Francisco
Artist Years1911-1986
Artist NationalityMexican
TitleMayan Trio
Year1950
MediumPrint > Lithograph
DimensionsComposition: 13 X 9.3 inches
Sheet: 16 X 11 inches
Catalog ReferenceAAA Cat: 1950-05, 1958-01; KSU-BM 1087
Description
Lithograph, signed in pencil and annotated “2/25”, printed on fine-grained, cream wove paper. Published by Associated American Artists, New York, 1950, edition 250.
NotesFrancisco Dosamantes was a Mexican artist and educator who is best known for is educational illustrations and graphic work against fascism. He was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular and the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. He was born in Mexico City on October 4, 1911. His father was Daniel Dosamantes who was a builder, interior decorator and painter. As a child, he demonstrated a strong interest in drawing and color, influenced by his father and his uncle Juan. He attended primary and high school in Mexico City but stated that his education was irregular and deficient. He then entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas, where he studied for five years. After he graduated, he worked with the cultural missions of the Secretaría de Educación Pública in Oaxaca, Michoacán, Guerrero, Colima, Coahuila and Chihuahua (state) from 1932 to 1937 then again from 1941 to 1945. He stated that this experience was vital to his conscience as he worked with rural farm workers and others he stated were worthy of dignity and respect, but victims of deceit and exploitation. When he returned to Mexico City, he gave classes in high schools from 1937 to 1941. In 1945 he founded and directed the Taller Escuela de Dibujo y Pintura “Joaquín Claussell” in Campeche.
(source: wikipedia.org)
Price $525.00