Carlos Jurado
Carlos Jurado (born November 3, 1927 in Mexico City - † November 30, 2019 ) was a Mexican artist.
biography
He studied in Mexico City at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" with María Izquierdo . From 1955 to 1960 he was a member of the Taller de Grafica Popular (workshop of folk graphic artists, TGP). In 1957 a solo exhibition of his works took place in Chiapas for the first time . Jurado worked in Cuba during the Cuban Revolution . In Guatemala he was sentenced to death as a result of his revolutionary commitment, but pardoned at the request of his wife Chichai Jurado . At the University of Veracruz in Xalapa he became director of the art school. Here he founded the art magazine Zeta .
literature
- Prignitz, Helga: TGP: a graphic artist collective in Mexico from 1937–1977, Berlin 1981, ISBN 3-922005-12-8
- Prignitz-Poda, Helga: 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 Carlos Jurado in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary for Carlos Jurado. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jurado, Carlos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 2019 |