Constantino Reyes-Valerio
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Constantino Reyes-Valerio | |
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| Born | January 10, 1922 Zinacatepec, Puebla, Mexico |
| Died | December 13, 2006 (aged 84) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | I.P.N, U.N.A.M |
| Known for | Arte Indocristiano, Azul Maya, Christian Iconography |
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| Institutions | Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia INAH |
Constantino Reyes-Valerio (10 January 1922 - 13 December 2006) was a prominent Mexican scholar of
Reyes-Valerio identified the artistic contribution of Native Mexican Indians in the Colonial painting and sculpture; he coined the term
In April 2009, a special edition of the INAH bulletin (Boletin de Monumentos Historicos Num 12 enero-abril 2008) was published as an in memoriam edition dedicated to Constantino Reyes-Valerio. Several important researchers,
He was a very active photographer and took the photographs for several books and to the general archive of the INAH. In 2009, his contribution was recognised by naming the Photographic Archive of the "Coordinacion Nacional de Monumentos Culturales" of INAH with his name.
He received several awards, including the
Related links
- Maya Blue
- Indochristian art
External links
- Maya Blue Pigment site developed by Reyes-Valerio
- Arte Indocristiano site developed by Reyes-Valerio
- INAH webpage with detail of the Fototeca (english)[permanent dead link]
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