The Blanco Art Collection

Jesús Álvarez Amaya (1925 – )

Born in Mexico City, Amaya still currently lives there. His training included studies with Ramon Alva de la Canal. He joined the TGP in 1956. A determined social activist, he created many poster prints in support of the 1968 student demonstrations in Mexico City, including the often reproduced lithograph of Che Guevara. The work selected for this exhibit extols the role of President Cardenes in the reforms of the petroleum industry.

18 de Marzo 45.5 x 35 cm

Luis Arenal (1908 – 1985)

Born in Mexico City, Arenal was almost entirely self-taught as an artist. While in his early twenties, Arenal began to work with and assist David Alfaro Siqueiros. He was one of the founding members of the TGP along with Leopoldo Mendez. He spent a seminal time of his artistic career in the United States receiving a number of key commissions for murals. A muralist as well as printmaker, sculptor and painter, the work selected for this exhibit displays his skillful transmutation from muralist to printmaker.

Lázaro Cárdenas y la Reforma Agrariax 23 cm

Alberto Beltrán (1923 – 2002)<<

Beltrán was born in Mexico City. His initial training was in commercial graphics, but under the guidance of Carlos Alvarodo Lang, he expanded his artistic development as well as his skills. He was a member of the TGP from 1948 to 1960. Much of his work is in the form of illustrations, posters and pamphlets. His works are didactic in nature, skillfully dense with subject matter.
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Arturo García Bustos (1926 – )<<

Bustos was born in Mexico City. He was a devoted student and confident of Frida Kahlo, working closely with her during her most creative period (1943 to 1946). His selected work shows the transition from muralist to graphic artist. He married a fellow TGP member, Rina Lazo.

Carga Contra el Pueblo 39 x 33.8 cm

Celia Calderón (1921 – 1969)<<

Calderón was born and died in Mexico City. Educated in Mexico, her talents were recognized early on and she received a number of international scholarships. She was a member of the TGP from 1952 to 1965. She trained several generations of pupils during the 60’s and was highly respected. The works selected here express her virtuosity in capturing the images and spirit of Mexican women.

eca 24 x 35 cm

Mujer Indígena<<953 35 x 41.5 cm

Cinco Mujeres 34 x 28 cm

Elizabett Catlett Mora (1919 – )

Born in Washington, DC, Catlett currently lives in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Initially she pursued her artistic career in the United States, studying with Grant Woods and others. She moved to Mexico in 1946. From 1946 to 1965 she was a member of the TGP. Her roots as an African-American and her social consciousness are an integral part of many of her works.

Afanadora 20 x 25 cm
Niña<<6.5 x 40 m

Cosechadora de Algodón<<2 x 54 cm
Niño Bolero<<2.5 x 51 cm

Moshe Gat (1936 – )

Born in Haifa, Israel, Gat still lives there today. During 1958 and 1960 he resided in Mexico, where he joined the TGP. His early graphic work is both dramatic and expressive in its scale and subject. However, currently Gat is more well-known internationally for his paintings.

Vendedora de Platos 15 x 94 cm Pescadores 53.5 x 94 cm

Elena Huerta (1908 – )

Elena was born in Saltillo, Coahuila. Her interests included the theater as well as the graphic arts. In 1939 she was a guest member of the TGP and in 1948 became a full member. The work selected for this exhibit presents her more naturalistic style.

Cuescomates 45 x 34 cm

EL Amate 56 x 43 cm

Xavier Iñiguez (1932 – 1979)<<

Iñiguez was born in Vista Hermosa, Michoacan, and died in Mexico City.

His artistic studies began in 1942, and in the 1950’s he won a number of scholarships.

He was a muralist as well as a graphic designer. Iñiguez’ prints reflect his forceful muralist style. He was a member of TGP from 1956 to 1959.

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Sarah Jimenez (1928 – )

Born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Jimenez lived in Mexico City and studied art at the San Carlos Academy. She joined the TGP in 1954 to 1967. She is known for her mural at the Belizario Dominguez School. She demonstrates the struggle of being Mexican in her art.

Industria del Henequén<<5 x 29.5

Rina Lazo (1923 – )

Rina was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She studied and worked with Diego Rivera on a number of murals. While assisting at the TGP, she mastered engraving techniques under Leopoldo Mendez, Pablo O’Higgins and her future husband, Arturo García Bustos. Rina was a high-impact, social realist.

neras Políticas<<8 x 40 cm

Maria Luisa Martín (1919- 1997 )<<

A refugee from Spain, Martin immigrated to Mexico in 1939. She assisted Diego Rivera in the painting of the murals at Ciudad Universitaria and the Insurgentes Theater. From 1950 to 1953 she was a guest artist at the TGP, and from 1955 to 1965, a full member. Her work reflects her desire to show the everyday life of Mexicans.

Mujer en Cinta ‘59 27 x 47 cm

Leopoldo Méndez (1902 – 1969)<<

Born in Mexico City, Méndez is considered by many to be one of the great, masters of print. His long career began with training at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts. He was a founding member of the TGP and a prolific artist, working as a book illustrator, muralist and designer of posters and magazines. The work displays the didactic nature as well his skill as a print make.r

<< situación campesina<<4.5 x 32 cm

Adolfo Mexiac (1927 – )

Mexiac was born in Esperanza, Michoacan and currently lives in Cuernavaca, Mexico. He was a member and officer of the TGP from 1950 to 1959. One of his well-known works is a large scale woodcut print which measures 6 square meters in size, done for the National Anthropological Institute. Mexiac articulates present reality as well as an uncertain future in his works that are designed to deliver a visual punch.

Campesinos (Futuro Incierto) 58.5 x 39 cm

Viendo una Vaquería <<‘58 61 x 40 cm

Oración Indígenax 32 cm

Francisco Mora (1922 -1998 )

Born in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mora lived in Cuernavaca, Morelos. Between 1941 and 1944 he studied at <<e Esmeralda Academy in Mexico City while making a living painting houses. He was a member of the TGP from 1941 to 1965. In 1946 he married Elizabeth Catlett. His work includes engravings, linocuts and murals. The works in this exhibit illustrate his allegorical interpretation of reality.

Estudiantes con Protección<<2.6 x 18 cm

Sueño y Realidad<<0 x 40 cm

Pablo O’Higgins (1904 – 1983)

A native of Salt Lake City, UT, O’Higgins immigrated to Mexico in 1926 and was an associate of Diego Rivera. A founding and long-time member of the TGP, he began his artistic career as a muralist but he is considered one of the masters of printmaking. His art and his life were politically active. He, together with Leopoldo Méndez, were implicated in the murder of Leon Trotsky in 1940. His graphic drawings are clear and forceful, displaying his care in design and subject focus.

uyendo la Casa 34 x 46.5 cm

El Capataz 46.5 x 34 cm

La Carreta 65 x 46 cm

Mercedes Quevedo (1938 – )

Quevedo was a member of the TGP from 1958 to 1965. She studied with Alberto Bertron. Her work is more closely associated with posters and illustrations. She has a great admiration for Celia Calderon and Elizabeth Catlett. The work selected for this exhibit demonstrate her sensibility for the sentimental and serene.

Ofrenda de Paz 23.5 x 38.5 cm

Amor Sencillo y Profundo 35 x 38.9 cm

Cabeza de Niña<<6.6 x 30.6 cm

Adolfo Quinteros (1928 -2002)

A native Chihuahua, Mexico, Quinteros was gifted from an early age; he won numerous art scholarships. He joined the TGP in 1951 and was associated with it until the mid 60’s. Recognized for his ability for composition and depth, his displayed work clearly shows his printmaking virtuosity.

a Pesca ‘58 66 x 33.9 cm

Fanny Rabel (1922 – 1998)

(also Rabinovich) was born August 27, 1922 in Poland. She lived in Mexico City.. Her art education was international beginning in France. A member of the TGP from 1949 to 1961, she was an associate of Los Tres Grandes, working closely with David Alfaro Siqueiros. Her style is internationally rooted, favoring directness through basic assemblages of shapes.

Niño Indígena2 x 35.1 cm

David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1975)

Along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, Siqueiros was one of the most important artists in the Mexican mural movement. He was also an accomplished printmaker and was associated with the TGP in the 1930’s and early 1940’s. Politically active, he was twice exiled from Mexico, once in 1932 and again in 1940, following his assassination attempt on Leon Trotsky. His print of Emiliano Zapata is an icon of Mexican printmaking art.

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Mariana Yampolsky (1923 – 2002)

Born in the United States, Yampolsky’s art education began at the University of Chicago. She came to Mexico in 1944 and was absorbed by its culture and people. She was a member of the TGP from 1945 to1960 and its first woman director. Later in her career she turned to photography, but in this exhibit we have two early works that capture her ability to transmit emotions in print.

ados en el Jardin 23 x 38.8 cm

Madre de Juárez<<0.3 x 23 cm

Alfredo Zalce (1908 – 2003)

A native of Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, Zalce’s artist roots are deep in Mexico spanning over 70 years. One of the founders of the TGP, today he is recognized more for his paintings, murals, sculptures and photographs than his printmaking. But his prints show his love of Morelia’s landscape, rural markets, mestiza women and native fauna.

res Cocinando 53 x 38 cm