Alfredo Zalce
Alfredo Zalce (born January 12, 1908 in Pátzcuaro , † January 19, 2003 in Morelia ) was a Mexican artist.
biography
From 1924 to 1927 he studied at the Academia de San Carlos . In 1930 he founded an art school in Taxco ( Guerrero ). From 1931 he studied lithography with Emilio Amero . From 1932 to 1935 he was an art teacher at various art schools in Mexico City . In 1932 the first solo exhibition of Zalce's works took place. In 1934 he and other artists founded the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios (League of Revolutionary Writers and Artists, LEAR), in 1937 he was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular (workshop of folk graphic artists, together with Ángel Bracho , Alberto Beltrán , Leopoldo Méndez and Raul Angúiano) TGP). In 1945 he made a trip to Yucatán , Campeche and Quintana Roo . In 1950 he moved to Morelia . In 1952 he became director of the Morelia Art School. In 1999 he joined the Academia de Artes .
literature
- Helga Prignitz: TGP: a graphic artist collective in Mexico from 1937 to 1977 . Berlin 1981, ISBN 3-922005-12-8
- Helga Prignitz-Poda: Taller de Gráfica Popular: Workshop for graphic folk art: posters and leaflets on the labor movement and trade unions in Mexico 1937-1986 . Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-935656-10-6
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfredo Zalce in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Academia de Artes: Escultura - Alfredo Zalce ( Memento of December 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zalce, Alfredo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pátzcuaro |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 2003 |
| Place of death | Morelia |