Born today, May 28, 1910, in Chihuahua, Mexico, Jesus Helguera's family fled to Spain for a time during the Mexican Revolution, returning in his early 20's with the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. He became interested in art early on and loved the Prado Museum in Madrid. He worked as an illustrator first, then went on to become a professor at age 18, at the Bilboa Art Institute. He did some mural work with his return to Mexico at the height of the muralism movement, but also painted his interests: Aztec influenced art, pin-up girls, and Mexican landscape. His themes reflect an idealized Mexico and romanticism.
His most famous work is thought to be La Leyenda de los Volcanes, said to be inspired by legendary Popocatepetl and Izztaccihuatl, an Aztec myth explaining the origins of two volcanoes that tower over the Valley of Mexico.
Much of his work has been reproduced for calendars, cigar boxes, etc.
Today I am including his La Leyenda de los Volcanes...
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