Las defensas de Martín de Yrisarri
Artist:
José Luis Cuevas
(Mexican, born 1934)
Date: 1982
Dimensions:
with frame: h. 56 1/2 in. (143.5 cm); w. 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Betty Atwell in honor of her late father William W. Atwell
Object number: 2016.21
Copyright: © José Luis Cuevas / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico
Label Text
José Luis Cuevas is one of Mexico’s most celebrated artists, especially in graphic arts. Born in Mexico City, he studied at La Esmeralda and at the Institución de Enseñanza Universitaria in Mexico City. In the 1950s, Cuevas became a vocal member of the La Ruptura (The Rupture), a group that broke away from the prevailing school of social realism in Mexico. He won acclaim for his scenes from mental hospitals, brothels, and prisons, as well as the numerous books he has illustrated.
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