Muralist Alfredo Zalce was born today in 1908, in Michoacan and began drawing at a very early age. In addition to mural painting, he was also known for painting, sculpting and engraving. Zalce is said to be the frist artist to use colored cement in his mural work. Working at the same time as other muralists such as Diego Rivera, he too infused his work with social and political commentary.
In addition to his own art, Zalce also was quite involved in teaching and in fact founded several schools, illustrated books and in his organization Liga_de_Escritores_y_Artistas_Revolucionarios, was politically motivated to come out against Adolf Hitler.
I love the serene mood depicted in the detail from the mural "Gente y paisaje de Michoacán" (1962) pictured below.
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