Toño Salazar
caricaturist, illustrator and diplomat. Born in Santa Tecla, in 1920 he went to study in Mexico on an art scholarship then in 1922 traveled to France to join the throng of artists and writers from around the world who were living, working, and learning in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris
.
Salazar became friends with Mexican writer/diplomat
socialist weekly magazine Argentina Libre. Salazar published satires of Adolf Hitler, General Franco, Benito Mussolini and Argentina's rising star, Juan Perón. The right-wing government closed Argentina Libre and Salazar was forced to leave the country. He traveled to Montevideo, Uruguay
where he remained until 1949 when he was allowed back into Buenos Aires for a time.
In the early 1950s, the new El Salvador government of President
Order of José Matías Delgado
and the Premio Nacional de Cultura.
Toño Salazar died in 1986 in San Salvador from Parkinson's disease. A significant collection of his work is at the El Salvador Museum of Art in San Salvador who held a major exhibition of his works in 2005 and who named a reception hall in his honor.
Toño Salazar's work was a strong influence on the Cuban caricaturist Juan David.
References
- EL FARO.NET article on Toño Salazar (Spanish language)
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