- Alberto Mijangos
Alberto Mijangos (born
July 25 1925 ,Mexico City -June 19 ,2007 San Antonio, Texas ) was aMexican American artist and painter.Mijangos was born in
Mexico City . Mijangos dropped out of school in Mexico. However, he went on to study at theSan Carlos Art Academy in Mexico City and theSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago . He witnessedDiego Rivera , considered one of Mexico's most successful artists, paintmurals on the country's National Palace.Mijangos moved to the city of
San Antonio, Texas , sometime in the 1950s. Hispaintings wereabstracts that dealt with social and spiritual issues. Mijangos began operating a small museum for the Mexican government in San Antonio,Texas , in 1959. The downtown San Antonio museum has since become known as theInstituto de Mexico en San Antonio . After leaving the Instituto, Mijangos ran the Blue Door Gallery, and later Salon Mijangos, a small art school with a gallery space on the south side of San Antonio.Mijangos died on June 19, 2007, of
lymphoma .External Links & References
* [http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/mijang03.htm Interview with Alberto Mijangos for the Smithsonian Institute]
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/arts/NA-A-E-ART-US-Obit-Mijangos.php Alberto Mijangos Obituary (Associated Press)]
* [http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA062007.1B.Mijangos.obit.39923e3.html Alberto Mijangos Obituary (San Antonio Express-News)]
* [http://emvergeoning.com/?p=557 Discussion of Mijangos' "Chones" Series]
* [http://emvergeoning.com/?p=644 Discussion of Mijangos' "T-shirt" Series]
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