Born February 3, 1927, in Northern Mexico, Coahuila, Sarah Jimenez was one of seven children. Her father was a medic in the Mexican Revolution. She relocated to Mexico City first (under father's orders) to study business, later she transferred to La Esmeralda to study sculpture. She was a painter, sculptor and engraver, concentrating primarily on engraving.
She became a political graphic artist and her work has been described as leftist and confrontational. She traveled the world and Mexico in particular to seek out images of daily life for her printmaking. She was a member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular, and shifted her focus from art making to teaching, but a renewed interest in her work has recently begun.
Her portrait of Emiliano Zapata boldly presents the Mexican Revolution icon with his wide moustache and broad brimmed hat. When asked why she chose to do Zapata's portrait in the 1960's, she replied that she found him sexy! ** This engraving is located in San Antonio, Texas, at the Marion Koogler McNay Museum to whom she sold it, to help with a sister's medical bills.
**http://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/mcnay-exhibit-highlights-controversial-revolutionary-emiliano-zapata/Content?oid=2440995
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