Francisco Dosamantes
Francisco Dosamantes (b. October 4, 1911 - d. July 18.1986) was a Mexican artist and educator who is best known for is educational illustrations and graphic work against fascism. He was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular and the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.
Life
Francisco Dosamantes was born in Mexico City on October 4, 1911. His father was Daniel Dosamantes who was a builder, interior decorator and painter.[1][2] He was not registered into the civil registry until he was about twenty years old on March 6, 1939. His mother’s name is not listed on the certificate.[1] As a child, he demonstrated a strong interest in drawing and color, influenced by his father and his uncle Juan. The Mexican Revolution occurred while he was a young child and he stated that he remembered events such as soldiers on horses charging as well as the execution of rural farm workers.[3]
He attended primary and high school in Mexico City but stated that his education was irregular and deficient. He then entered the
He died on Mexico City on July 18, 1986.[2]
Career
After he graduated, he worked with the cultural missions of the
Dosamantes was a politically and culturally active artist with most of his work and affiliations related to such. He was a member of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios from 1934 to 1938. He was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular, serving as administrator in 1940 and remaining a member until his death except for one short hiatus.[2][5] He created posters for conferences about fascism and Nazism such as Alemania bajo bayonetas (Germany under bayonets) in 1938.[1] In 1940 he became the secretary general of the Sindicato de Maestros de Artes Plásticas.[2] He was also a member of the Sociedad para el Impulso de las Artes Plásticas en 1948, a founding member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana in 1949 and a member of the Frente Nacional de Artes Plásticas from 1952.[1]
He painted a number of murals in rural areas of Mexico generally when he was there on cultural missions. His main mural is at the former home of José María Morelos in Carácuaro, Michoacán, but there are a number at various rural schools. These were all painted between 1941 and 1946.[1][2]
As a book illustrator he mostly worked for the Secretaría de Educación Pública working on books for literacy campaigns.[1][2]
He exhibited his works, which included engravings, oils,
His work can be found at the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Latin American Art Museum in Russia, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress in Washington DC.[2][4][6]
Recognitions for his work include a silver medal at the 1929 exhibiotn "Ibero Americana" in Seville, Spain, an honorable mention at the "La Ciudad de México" exhibition in 1949, first place in lithography at the "Asamblea Nacional de Cirujanos" in 1952, a silver medal at the Salón Panamericano de Arte in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1958 and a win at the Certamen de pintura Mexicana, organized by the Consejo Nacional de Turismo in 1962.[3] In 1981, there was a retrospective of his work at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.[4]
Artistry
He was a painter, book illustrator and engraver.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tesoros del Registro Civil Salón de la Plástica Mexicana [Treasures of the Civil Registry Salón de la Plástica Mexicana] (in Spanish). Mexico: Government of Mexico City and CONACULTA. 2012. p. 70.
- ^ ISBN 1-56409 043 4.
- ^ a b c d e Presencia de Salón de la Plástica Mexicana [Presence of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana] (in Spanish). Mexico: INBA. 1979. pp. 81–82.
- ^ ISBN 968 6258 54 X.
- ^ a b c d "Francisco Dosamantes [1911-1986]". Graphic Witness. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "Exchange|Search: artist:"Francisco Dosamantes"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
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- ^ a b Blake, Robin (November 14, 2009). "Revolt into style: Left-wing Mexican artists of the early 20th century made prints and posters for political ends". Financial Times. p. 12.