Isabel Villaseñor
Isabel "Chabela" Villaseñor (born May 18, 1909 in Guadalajara , † March 13, 1953 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican sculptor , painter and graphic artist .
biography
Villaseñor learned sculpture from 1928 to 1930 at the Centro Popular de Pintura " Santiago Rebull " in Mexico City, which was directed by Gabriel Fernández Ledesma . For a year she painted a mural in Hidalgo and in the same year exhibited in the Mexican national library at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and together with the group of revolutionary painters "30-30". Her sculptures are made of metal and wood. Her son's death in 1934 was also reflected in her work. She later gave birth to a daughter named Olinca . Villaseñor himself died of a heart attack.
Web links
- Literature by and about Chabela Villaseñor in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Isabel Villaseñor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Isabel Villaseñor , photography by Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Villaseñor, Isabel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Villaseñor, Chabela (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guadalajara |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1953 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |