Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna
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Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna (1887 – July 24, 1978)) was a Mexican artist
, art critic and art historian.
Crespo de la Serna taught at the Chouinard Art Institute
around 1930. It was his merit, that José Clemente Orozco
was commissioned to paint the "Prometheus" mural
at the Pomona College
, where he assisted him. He was member of the Academia de Artes
.
Mexican art
Mexican art consists of the various visual and plastic arts which developed over the geographical area now known as Mexico. The development of these arts roughly follow the history of Mexico, divided into the Mesoamerican era, the colonial period, with the period after the gaining of Independence...
, art critic and art historian.
Crespo de la Serna taught at the Chouinard Art Institute
Chouinard Art Institute
The Chouinard Art Institute was a professional art school founded in 1921 in Los Angeles, California, by Nelbert Murphy Chouinard .-Founder:...
around 1930. It was his merit, that José Clemente Orozco
José Clemente Orozco
José Clemente Orozco was a Mexican social realist painter, who specialized in bold murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and others...
was commissioned to paint the "Prometheus" mural
Mexican Muralism
Mexican muralism is a Mexican art movement. The most important period of this movement took place primarily from the 1920s to the 1960s, though it exerted an influence on later generations of Mexican artists...
at the Pomona College
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
, where he assisted him. He was member of the Academia de Artes
Academia de Artes
The Academia de Artes is the Mexican Academy of Arts founded 1967/1968 by CONACULTA for the promotion of Mexican art. Seat of the institution is the Museo Nacional de San Carlos in Mexico City...
.
External links
- Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna in the Ibero-American Institute's catalogue