Germán Gutiérrez Cueto
Germán Gutiérrez Cueto (born February 8 or 9, 1883 in Mexico City , † February 14, 1975 ) was a Mexican sculptor and painter. He joined the Academia de Artes in 1968 and is one of the founding members.
biography
On his father's side, Gutiérrez Cueto came from a wealthy, traditionally socially committed and intellectual family who originally came from Cantabria , Spain . His mother was Mexican. From 1916 to 1917 he learned in Spain by his cousin María Blanchard first the Modern Art . After a short stay at the Academia de San Carlos , he continued his sculptural studies autodidactically in 1919 .
He married the artist Lola Cueto (1897–1978), with whom he had two children. With her he went to Paris from 1927 to 1932, where he made some acquaintances in the art scene, in particular with the artist group " Cercle et Carré ". It was in Paris that he and Lola first came into contact with the manufacture of hand puppets and puppetry .
After spending five years in Europe, he turned to abstract sculpture. He also founded a doll company with Lola. They also toured Mexico with their hand puppets. Together with Leopoldo Méndez , Manuel Maples Arce and Fermín Revueltas Sánchez , he founded the artists' association Los Estridentistas .
After separating from Lola Fuego in 1936, Germán married María Fernández Galán . His daughter Mireya Cueto , born in his first marriage in 1922, was also a well-known puppeteer, writer and dramaturge .
Web links
- Works by and about Germán Cueto in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Teresa del Conde: Germán Cueto, vigente ( Memento of the original dated June 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in La Jornada , October 24, 2006.
- ^ Academia de Artes: Escultura - Federico Canessi
- ↑ Sede Central: Germán Cueto ( Memento of the original of September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Enrique Franco: La Memoria como vanguardia - Germán Cueto ( Memento of the original of September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Museo Federico Silva.
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura: Mireya Cueto ( Memento of the original of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gutiérrez Cueto, German |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cueto, German |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1883 or February 9, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1975 |