Carlos Alvarado Lang

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Carlos Alvarado Lang
Born(1905-01-14)January 14, 1905
La Piedad de Cabadas, Michoacán, Mexico
DiedSeptember 3, 1961(1961-09-03) (aged 56)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Other namesCarlos Alvarado-Lang
EducationAcademy of San Carlos
Known forprintmaking

Carlos Alvarado Lang (January 14, 1905 – September 3, 1961)[1] was a Mexican printmaker and professor. He taught metal engraving and later served as the program director at Academy of San Carlos, from 1929 to 1949.

Biography[]

Carlos Alvarado Lang was born January 14, 1905 in La Piedad de Cabadas, Michoacán, Mexico.[1][2] When he was age 14, he began his studies in the National School of Fine Arts (Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas de la Universidad Nacional autónomae México).[citation needed]

Alvarado Lang studied printmaking under engraver at the Academy of San Carlos (Spanish: Academia de San Carlos, also Escuela Nacional de San Carlos) in Mexico City.[1] In 1929, he followed Emiliano Valadéz on his chair. After the coursework offer at the Academy of San Carlos was expanded in 1930, he got the chair of metal engraving.[3] From 1942 to 1949 he was director of the Academy of San Carlos. He had many notable students, including Lola Cueto.[4]

Posthumously his works were exhibited at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" (1963); in the Museo de Arte Moderno (1971); the museum of the Palacio de Bellas Artes (1981); and in further notable institutions.[3]

Collections[]

Alvarado Lang's work is in many public museum collections, including:

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Carlos Alvarado Lang en Museo Blaisten". Museo Blaisten. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. ^ Ortiz Gaitán, Julieta (2003). "Alvarado Lang, Carlos". Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t002176. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alvarado Lang Carlos". Fomento de las Artes de Jalisco A.C. (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (2013-12-19). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. p. 498. ISBN 978-1-135-63889-4.
  5. ^ "Carlos Alvarado Lang". Blanton Museum of Art.
  6. ^ "Carlos Alvarado Lang – Mexican, 1905-1981". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  7. ^ "Carlos Alvarado Lang (Mexican, b.1905, d.1961)". McNay Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  8. ^ "Sheet with publication details, signed by Cantú and an engraving of a column base by Alvarado Lang". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  9. ^ "CARLOS ALVARADO LANG". Museo Nacional de Arte. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

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