Antonio Pujol
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"Abel" Antonio Pujol Jiménez (b. Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias, April 13, 1913 – d. September 22, 1995) was a Mexican
painter and printmaker.
, and of his Mexican wife Dolores Jiménez. In 1929 he moved to Mexico City
, where he studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. In 1933 he became member of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios
. Together with
Pablo O'Higgins
, Miguel Tzab, Marion
and Grace Greenwood
, he painted his first Murals
at the Abelardo Rodríguez market in Mexico City. After he participated in the first Panamerican artist's congress against war and fascism in New York City, he stood there together with David Alfaro Siqueiros
, Luis Arenal and Roberto Berdecio
for a while after 1936, and they organized an experimental art workshop. During the Spanish Civil War
, he joined the International Brigades
in 1937. After his return to Mexico, he participated in the Taller de Gráfica Popular and painted a mural at the Sindicato de Trabajadores Electricistas building in 1939, together with Alfaro Siqueiros, Luis Arenal and José respectively Josep Renau Berenguer. When he moved to Montevideo
in 1940, he met his wife Ada Canabe Nalerio. They returned to Mexico in 1960. Three years later, his father died.
Abel was not his real name because that was an alias that he adopted during the time he lived in Montevideo under the name of Abel Beltrán Bastar
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
painter and printmaker.
Biography
Pujol was born as son of Antonio Pujol Martorell, a farmer who came from AndratxAndratx
Andratx is a municipality on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, along the Mediterranean east coast of Spain. It is located on the southwest tip of the island.-History:...
, and of his Mexican wife Dolores Jiménez. In 1929 he moved to Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, where he studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. In 1933 he became member of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios
Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios
The Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios was a Mexican association of revolutionary artists and writers. It was established in the house of its first president Leopoldo Méndez in 1933 in due to the disbanded "Sindicato de Trabajadores Técnicos, Pintores y Escultores" , and was defined as...
. Together with
Pablo O'Higgins
Pablo O'Higgins
Pablo Esteban O'Higgins was an American-Mexican artist, muralist and illustrator....
, Miguel Tzab, Marion
Marion Greenwood
Marion Greenwood was an American painter and engraver. She was the younger sister of Grace Greenwood Ames....
and Grace Greenwood
Grace Greenwood Ames
Grace Greenwood Ames was an American artist, who worked predominantly in Mexico, where she got her artistic training....
, he painted his first Murals
Mexican Muralism
Mexican muralism is a Mexican art movement. The most important period of this movement took place primarily from the 1920s to the 1960s, though it exerted an influence on later generations of Mexican artists...
at the Abelardo Rodríguez market in Mexico City. After he participated in the first Panamerican artist's congress against war and fascism in New York City, he stood there together with David Alfaro Siqueiros
David Alfaro Siqueiros
José David Alfaro Siqueiros was a social realist painter, known for his large murals in fresco that helped establish the Mexican Mural Renaissance, together with works by Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, and also a member of the Mexican Communist Party who participated in an...
, Luis Arenal and Roberto Berdecio
Roberto Berdecio
Roberto Berdecio was a Bolivian-born artist.A significant contributor to the important political and cultural art movement in Mexico during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Sucre, Bolivia....
for a while after 1936, and they organized an experimental art workshop. During the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, he joined the International Brigades
International Brigades
The International Brigades were military units made up of volunteers from different countries, who traveled to Spain to defend the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939....
in 1937. After his return to Mexico, he participated in the Taller de Gráfica Popular and painted a mural at the Sindicato de Trabajadores Electricistas building in 1939, together with Alfaro Siqueiros, Luis Arenal and José respectively Josep Renau Berenguer. When he moved to Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
in 1940, he met his wife Ada Canabe Nalerio. They returned to Mexico in 1960. Three years later, his father died.
Abel was not his real name because that was an alias that he adopted during the time he lived in Montevideo under the name of Abel Beltrán Bastar
Further works
- "Los alimentos y los problemas del obrero", mural in Mexico City (1934–1935)
- "Fray Servando y Javier Mina"
- Still Life with Clock, 1930s. lithograph, Davis Museum and Cultural Center
- "Niño Campesino", lithograph
- Decoration works at the Teatro Cívico Alvaro Obregón, since 1935 Teatro del Pueblo