Fermín Revueltas Sánchez
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Fermín Revueltas Sánchez (b. Santiago Papasquiaro
, July 7, 1901
– d. Mexico City
, September 7, 1935) was a Mexican
painter.
family came from the North of Mexico, and lived in Guadalajara, Jalisco
, from 1910 to 1913. Due to the revolution
, the father decided that Fermín and his brother Silvestre
had to visit school in the United States. He attended St. Edward's College
from 1917 to 1920, and afterwards he continued his studies in Chicago
. Back in Mexico, Fermín Revueltas visited the open-air painting school in Coyoacán
. He became director of the "José María Velasco
" school in Guadalupe, a part of Mexico City, and in 1923 he painted murals at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria
alongside others. In 1928 he joined the Partido Comunista Mexicano. Revueltas participated in several artist groups, amongst others he joined the Stridentism
movement, and was member of the ¡30-30!
group. When he died at the of 34 years, many of his works were unfinished.
In 1991, Javier Audirac filmed a documentary about him, entitled "Fermín Revueltas o El color" (Fermín Revueltas or The color).
Santiago Papasquiaro
Santiago Papasquiaro is a town of 47,360 people located in a valley in west-central Durango, Mexico. It is the fourth-largest community in the state in population, and is the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. It is home of a military base of the 71st Infantry Battalion. The town...
, July 7, 1901
– d. 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...
, September 7, 1935) was a Mexican
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.
Biography
Fermín Revueltas was son of Gregorio Revueltas Gutiérrez and his wife Romana Sánchez Arias. The Revueltas SánchezRevueltas Sánchez
Revueltas Sánchez is the surname of the children of Gregorio Revueltas Gutiérrez and his wife Romana Sánchez Arias , a Mexican artist family with roots in Durango. All in all they had twelve children...
family came from the North of Mexico, and lived in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, from 1910 to 1913. Due to the revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
, the father decided that Fermín and his brother Silvestre
Silvestre Revueltas
Silvestre Revueltas Sánchez was a Mexican composer of classical music, a violinist and a conductor.-Life:...
had to visit school in the United States. He attended St. Edward's College
St. Edward's University
St. Edward's University is a private Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located south of Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. The university offers a liberal arts education and its campus is located on a hill overlooking the city of Austin. The campus's most notable landmark is Main...
from 1917 to 1920, and afterwards he continued his studies in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Back in Mexico, Fermín Revueltas visited the open-air painting school in Coyoacán
Coyoacán
Coyoacán refers to one of the sixteen boroughs of the Federal District of Mexico City as well as the former village which is now the borough’s “historic center.” The name comes from Nahuatl and most likely means “place of coyotes,” when the Aztecs named a pre-Hispanic village on the southern shore...
. He became director of the "José María Velasco
José María Velasco Gómez
José María Velasco was a Mexican painter of the 19th century who made Mexican geography a symbol of national identity through of his paintings...
" school in Guadalupe, a part of Mexico City, and in 1923 he painted murals at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria
Escuela Nacional Preparatoria
The Escuela Nacional Preparatoria , the oldest senior high school system in Mexico, belonging to the National Autonomous University of Mexico , opened its doors on February 1, 1868. It was founded by Gabino Barreda, M.D., following orders of then President of Mexico Benito Juárez...
alongside others. In 1928 he joined the Partido Comunista Mexicano. Revueltas participated in several artist groups, amongst others he joined the Stridentism
Stridentism
Stridentism was an artistic and multidisciplinary avant-garde movement, founded in Mexico City by Manuel Maples Arce at the end of 1921 but formally developed in Xalapa where all the founders moved after the University of Veracruz granted its support for the movement...
movement, and was member of the ¡30-30!
¡30-30!
"¡30-30!" was a Mexican artists' group of revolutionary anti-academic painters, that took its name from the .30-30 Winchester rifle. The group existed from 1928 to 1930, and had around about 30 members...
group. When he died at the of 34 years, many of his works were unfinished.
In 1991, Javier Audirac filmed a documentary about him, entitled "Fermín Revueltas o El color" (Fermín Revueltas or The color).