Carlos Alvarado Lang
Carlos Alvarado Lang | |
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| Born | January 14, 1905 La Piedad de Cabadas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Died | September 3, 1961 (aged 56) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Other names | Carlos Alvarado-Lang |
| Education | Academy of San Carlos |
| Known for | printmaking |
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[edit]
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 autónoma de México).[citation needed]
Alvarado Lang studied printmaking under engraver Emiliano Valadéz 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[edit]
Alvarado Lang's work is in many public museum collections, including:
- Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, U.S.[5]
- Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.[6]
- McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.[7]
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, U.S.[8]
- Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Carlos Alvarado Lang en Museo Blaisten". Museo Blaisten. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ Ortiz Gaitán, Julieta (2003). "Alvarado Lang, Carlos". Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t002176. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ a b "Alvarado Lang Carlos". Fomento de las Artes de Jalisco A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-05-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Carlos Alvarado Lang". Blanton Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Carlos Alvarado Lang – Mexican, 1905-1981". Brooklyn Museum. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Carlos Alvarado Lang (Mexican, b.1905, d.1961)". McNay Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Sheet with publication details, signed by Cantú and an engraving of a column base by Alvarado Lang". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "CARLOS ALVARADO LANG". Museo Nacional de Arte. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
External links[edit]
- Archive of website CarlosAlvaradoLang.com, in Spanish
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