Happy Birthday Roberto Cueva del Rio!
Muralist Roberto Cueva del Rio was born today, April 28, 1908, in Puebla, but his family moved to Mexico City when he was only six. He studied art at Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes and at San Carlos Academy. Following his studies he became an art teacher in rural areas throughout Mexico.
He began painting murals and drawing political cartoons and illustrations. Over the course of his lifetime he painted many murals of Mexican customs, landscapes, as well as portraits of heroes, political figures and artists. He was invited to the USA to paint murals at the Mexican Embassy in Washington DC. He also traveled to Europe where he painted watercolors. An extremely versatile artist!
The mural pictures below are from the Mexican Embassy mural in Washington DC. The newspaper, El Nacional, described it at the time as the biggest mural project worldwide due to the continuous pictorial up the winding stairway. It was painted using "fresco" technique.
Roberto Cueva del Rio died at age 80 in Mexico City.
Fresco-technique for mural painting dating back to Michelangelo, created by mixing paint with wet plaster then applying to wall surface.
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