Mardonio Magaña

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Mardonio Magaña
Born
Mardonio Magaña-Camacho

c.1865
Guanajuato, Mexico
Died1947
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Known forwooden direct carved sculptures
Stylecontemporary Mexican folk art

Mardonio Magaña-Camacho (c.1865–1947) also known as Magañita,[1] was a Mexican educator and sculptor known for his folk art[2] stone direct carvings, he was also known to work with wood and mud. He was a self-taught artist inspired by nature, that was "discovered" by artist Diego Rivera.[1][3] It's said that Diego Rivera was quoted as saying Magaña was, "the greatest contemporary Mexican sculptor".

Biography[edit]

Mardonio Magaña sculpting in wood with hammer and chisel

Born between 1865 and 1866 in La Estancia Nueva, Guanajuato, Mexico to a peasant family, the son of Dolores Camacho and Jacinto Magaña.[3][4] He spend most of his life working as a foreman at the property of Don Vincente Silva in his hometown.[5] At age 52, after the devastation left by the Mexican Revolution he moved to the capital, Mexico City to find work.[3] And in 1921, while working at an art school called Escuela de Pintura al Aire Libre de Coyoacán (English: School of Outdoor Painting in Coyoacán) as a janitor, he started creating sculptures.[3][5] Between 1925 and 1928 he becomes a general caretaker for the school and by 1929 he is promoted to professor of sculputure.[5] Throughout the 1930s he held various teaching positions in Mexico.[5]

Magaña's artwork is included in museum and private art collections internationally some of which are; Philadelphia Museum of Art,[6] Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),[7] National Museum of Mexican Art,[8] the Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection,[9] and Frida Kahlo Museum.[10]

Magaña's portrait was painted by Diego Rivera in his large mural Pan American Unity (1940)[3] and can be seen at the City College of San Francisco, where the mural is now located.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "AFTER THE TRACE: Mardonio Magaña, the revaluation of an artist". Proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). 2004-03-04. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  2. ^ Grimes, William (2015-05-21). "In 'Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life,' Nature Melds With the Artist Herself". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. ^ a b c d e Orozco, Gisela (2012-02-03). "Hoy: Mardonio Magaña: The peasant sculptor". Chicago Tribune (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. ^ Rodríguez-Prampolini, Ida; Sabau-García, María Luisa (1994). México en el mundo de las colecciónes de arte: México contemporáneo (in Spanish). Mexico: UCOL. ISBN 9686963421.
  5. ^ a b c d Reyes, Dolores. "Mardonio Magaña Chronology". The Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas (UNT). Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  6. ^ "- Collections  : Mardonio Magaña". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  7. ^ "Mardonio Magaña". The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  8. ^ "Mardonio Magaña: Circa 1938". National Museum of Mexican Art. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  9. ^ Oettinger Jr., Marion (2010). Folk Treasures of Mexico: The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection. Arte Publico Press. ISBN 161192149X.
  10. ^ "Fireclay Debuts Tile Inspired by Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul | Architectural Digest". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2017-07-16.

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