Tag Archives: Hispanic Artists

Autoportrait Day 16~ María Izquierdo

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A random survey of self-portraits created by women through the centuries

Mexican painter María Izquierdo (1902-1955)

1. Autorretrato, 1940 / Oil on canvas / Colección Andres Blaisten, Mexico City

2. Autorretrato, 1946 / Oil on canvas / Private collection

3. Autorretrato, 1947 / Oil on canvas / Colección Andres Blaisten, Mexico City

4. Autorretrato, 1947 / Oil on canvas / Collection Club de Industriales, Mexico City

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Born September 16~ Cordelia Urueta

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Cordelia Urueta Sierra (September 16, 1908-November 3, 1995) was a Mexican artist best known for her use of color and abstraction while still retaining frequent reference to the human form.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordelia_Urueta

La Voz (The Voice) by Cordelia Urueta
1958 / Oil on canvas / 59″x43-3/4″ / Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, MX

Cordelia Urueta on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/cordelia-urueta/

Further reading:
https://bit.ly/3AifXYd
http://modulaciones.coppelcollection.com/en/urueta-untitled-1/

Born September 12~ Carmen Lomas Garza

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Carmen Lomas Garza (born 1948) is an American artist and illustrator. She is well known for her work inspired by her Mexican-American heritage.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Lomas_Garza

Nopalitos Frescos by Carmen Lomas Garza
1979 / Color lithograph / 9″x6″ / Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Publications by Carmen Lomas Garza: http://carmenlomasgarza.com/publications/

Further reading:
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/carmen-lomas-garza-6783
https://www.famsf.org/blog/carmen-lomas-garza-artist-studio-april-2011
https://sites.google.com/student.mckinneyisd.net/walker-learning-commons/library-links/carmen-lomas-garza

December 9, 1531~ Apparition of the Virgin appears to Mexican Juan Diego

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Virgen de Guadalupe by Miguel González

c.1698 / Oil on canvas on wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl (Enconchado)
Unframed: 39”x27 1/2” / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA

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Previous December 9 posts:

December 9~ Animals in Art

Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/9~

July 9, 1887~ Mexican painter Saturnino Herrán is born

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Young Woman with Pumpkin by Saturnino Herrán

1917 / Colored pencils on paper / 22 2/5”x15 1/3”
Andrés Blaisten Collection, University Cultural Center Tlatelolco, Mexico

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Saturnino Herran on artnet.com~ http://www.artnet.com/artists/saturnino-herran/

Previous July 9 posts:

Summer~ July 9

David Hockney: Born July 9, 1937

Artist Birthday Quiz for 7/9~

Hispanic Artists~Day 30

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Dedans 2  by  Juan Downey

1964 / Color intaglio / 15 1/4”x13 3/4” / Edition of 40

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Ballerina  by  Priscilla Monge

2000 / Mixed media / 15 3/4”x9”x10 1/5” / Tate Gallery, London

Hispanic Artists~Day 29

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Mallasa  by  María Luisa Pacheco

1980 / Oil on canvas / 50”x39” / Museum of Republic Bank Art Collection, Bogota, Colombia

 

Corona de Espina  by
Rubén Ortiz Torres

1991 / Lithograph and Woodcut
/ 20 7/8”x14 3/4”
/ Edition of 40

Hispanic Artists~Day 28

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Beef Ribs Longhorn  by  Jean‐Michel Basquiat

1982 / Acrylic, oilstick, and paper collage on canvas, on tied wood supports / 60”x60” / The Broad, Los Angeles, CA
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Un Sueño Libre  by  Juan Sanchez

1987 / Lithograph and collage, color / 22”x29” / Edition of 25