- Emilio Amero
Emilio Amero (
Mexican , 1901-1976) was among thezeitgeist of the MexicanModern art movement. He was also a member of the first group of muralists commissioned during Post-RevolutionaryMexico , working side by side such luminaries asJosé Clemente Orozco ,Carlos Merida , andDiego Rivera . From the fecund milieu of 1920s Mexico, Amero fully embraced its lessons and began to express his personal vision inpainting ,printmaking ,illustration ,photography , andfilmmaking . In particular, Amero developed a great passion forlithography , establishing several print workshops during his career and would influence a generation of young artists.Like many of Mexico's leading artists of the day, Amero had an important relationship with the
United States . In the late 20s, he went toNew York City viaCuba , where he worked as anillustrator for several publications andSaks Fifth Avenue . More important was the lithography lessons he received fromGeorge Miller , the master lithographer.He returned to Mexico in 1930, where he established with success a lithography workshop at ENBA. Among the artists who attended by such noteworthy artists as Bracho,
Jean Charlot ,Olga Costa ,Gabriel Fernandez Ledesma ,Francisco Diaz de Leon ,Dosamantes ,Carlos Merida ,Chavez Morado ,Orozco Romero , andAlfredo Zalce .A few years later he returned to New York, where he became a teacher at the
Florence Cane School of Art , a commissionedWorks Progress Administration muralist, and experimental photographer and cinematographer. He developed a friendship with the poetFederico García Lorca who wrote a script for a Dada-esque Amero film involvinganthropomorphic machines. He also had his first solo show at theJulian Levy Gallery and subsequently helpedHenri Cartier-Bresson exhibit there.In the 1940, Amero went to
Seattle to teach at theCornish School , which had attracted such innovators asMartha Graham , andJohn Cage . In 1946, Amero took a professorship at theUniversity of Oklahoma . There, he established a world-class print workshop which he led until his retirement in 1968.External links
* [http://www.emilioamero.com www.emilioamero.com]
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