Happy Birthday Angel Bracho!
The Mexican artist Angel Bracho was born on February 14, 1911, in Mexico City. His father was a captain in the Mexican army and his mother was a farmer worker. His family was not well off and his upbringing is reflected in his art. After four years of primary schooling, he worked at a variety of jobs before beginning his study of art with Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo at Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas. He became a painter and engraver, focused on the plight of the working people.
Bracho was a founder of Taller de Grafica Popular and created posters and publications for the organization. He was an art teacher; working in primary grades, traveling to give classes around Mexico and donating time as a cultural mission, and finally serving as an advisor for art education programs.
He was called "an artist of the people" because through his expressive style he worked to improve society. His engraving was in the form of linoleum cuts and has been described "simple, precise, and fine". His work has been compared to famed Gustave Dore.
I love the powerful simplicity of the engraving below "La Espiga" or The Spike.
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