Manuel González Galván
Manuel González Galván (born September 8, 1933 in Morelia , † December 20, 2004 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican architect who also worked as a painter and sculptor . He also dealt with the history of art and architecture in Michoacán and his hometown and published several books and specialist articles.
biography
Manuel González Galván was born in the Barrio del Carmen district. First, he completed his school education in his native city. After that he received in Mexico City at the Jesuit school Instituto Patria the Bachillerato and took off in 1952 as a guest student at lectures of different fields of study at the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in part. Due to his interest in art and architecture, he enrolled at the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas in 1960 , where he studied architecture until 1967. He also studied painting, sculpture and graphics at “La Esmeralda” .
His artistic work is primarily the result of passion and expresses his attachment to religion and his homeland. In 1955 he presented some of his work to the III. Hispano Americana de Arte Biennale in Barcelona , followed by further exhibition participations in Mexico City and Morelia. His numerous construction and restoration projects included the redesign of the main courtyard of the Palacio Nacional with the central fountain.
González Galván was a member of numerous associations and co-founder of the Sociedad Defensora del Tesoro Artístico de México AC and the Comisión Nacional de Arte Sacro . He has received several awards for his work. After two years of heart disease, he died in his home in Mexico City.
Web links
- Literature by and about Manuel González Galván in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Manuel González Galván , picture gallery of the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claudia Aguilar Ballardo: Fallce autor de Morelia ayer y hoy, en el DF ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2014 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. (Spanish), December 22, 2004.
- ↑ Elisa Vargaslugo : Manuel González Galván 1933-2004 (Spanish; PDF; 88 kB).
- ↑ Homenaje a Manuel González Galván ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish), El Universal, June 22, 2005.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | González Galván, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican architect and artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Morelia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 2004 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |