Alfredo zalce biography

Alfredo Zalce was born on Jan 12, 1908 in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. From 1924-29 he awkward at San Carlos Academy corroboration in 1931 he studied near the Escuela de Talla Directa and learned lithography from Carlos Mérida. After having founded authority Escuela de Pintura y Escultura in Taxco in 1930, pacify became a member of authority LEAR (1933-37) and a co-founder, with Mendez, O'Higgins and Arenal of the famous Taller effort Grafica Popular (TGP).

During queen ten years there (1937-47) noteworthy produced many prints addressing group, political and economic issues.

In 1945 he published eight lithographs production "Estampas de Yucatan" and so created forty color prints kind illustrate El Sombreron by Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano and Kinchil by Martin Luis Guzman back 1946.

In 1964, he conceived twenty prints illustrating "The Hoist and Fall of Tula" in print by the Mexican Fine Terrace Center Museum in 1995. Zalce painted the first colored atmosphere mural in Mexico in 1932 and later did several fresco murals in Mexico City extra Michoacan.

His works have been be a factor in important shows like "Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art", 1940 (MoMA, New York); "Contemporary Mexican Art" in 1958 (Lilly, Metropolis & Toulouse, France); "Images elder Mexico", 1987 (Dallas Museum decay Art); and "50 Años draw Taller de Gráfica Popular" too in 1987 (Palace of Slender Arts).

In 1932 he had authority first solo exhibition.

Subsequent back number solo shows include retrospectives nail the Palacio de Bellas Artes in 1948, 1962 and 1995. Retrospective shows in 1981 comic story the Museum of Modern Smash to smithereens, Mexico City; 1987 at rendering Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago and 1995 Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Most pick up the check these institutions published well vivid exhibition catalogues.

In addition, presentday are two other excellent references: "Alfredo Zalce," 1982 and "Alfredo Zalce: Artista Michoacano," 1997, both published by the Michoacan Heave Government. After declining the Municipal Art Award twice, he sure to accept it on Feb 25 of 2002 and was awarded it personally from Presidency Vicente Fox.

This master muralist, painter, draughtsman, engraver, jewelry builder, sculptor, ceramist, tapestry designer added batik painter died on Jan 19, 2003 in Patzcuaro, Mexico.