| LC control no. | n 93089542 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Alva de la Canal, Ramón, 1892-1985 |
| Variant(s) | Canal, Ramón Alva de la, 1892-1985 De la Canal, Ramón Alva, 1892-1985 La Canal, Ramón Alva de, 1892-1985 |
| See also | Corporate body: Grupo de Pintores 30-30! |
| Biography/History note | He is credited with having been the first to use the fresco technique among modern muralists. During his career, he was a muralist, engraver, illustrator, theatre director and teacher.[1] He began by joining the Sindicato de Obreros Técnicos, Pintores, Escultores y Grabadores (Technical workers, Painters, Sculptors and Engravers Union) in 1923 which had been convened by José Vasconcelos.[1][4] Most of Alva's work was related to political and cultural movements, beginning with cultural initiatives from the Secretary of Education José Vasconcelos. He was a member of the Stridentist Movement with Leopoldo Mendez and Fermin Revueltas between 1921 and 1926, illustrating many of the publications of that movement. In 1928, he was one of the founding members of the Grupo Revolucionario de Pintores 30-30 along with Fermín Revueltas, Fernando Leal, Gabriel Fernández Ledesma and Cuban Martí Casanovas, which was linked to the Escuelas de Pinturas al Aire Libre movement. |
| Associated country | Mexico City (Mexico) |
| Birth date | 1892-08-29 |
| Death date | 1985-04-04 |
| Place of birth | Mexico City (Mexico) |
| Field of activity | Painting College teachers |
| Affiliation | Academia Nacional de San Carlos (Mexico) Escuela de Pintura al Aire Libre (Tlalpan, Mexico) |
| Profession or occupation | Painters |
| Found in | Ramón Alva de la Canal, 1992: p. 11 (b. 8-29-1892) Milenios de México, 1999: page 133-134 (born and dies in the Federal District (1898-1985). Painter and printmaker. Study in San Carlos. He participated in the Stridentist Movement and collaborated in Horizon (1925-1928).In 1928, in Mexico City, with Fermín Revueltas, Fernández Ledesma and Fernando Leal formed the group 30-30. He joined the Academy of Arts in February 1985, shortly before his death) Enciclopedia de México, 2008: (Alva de la Canal, Ramón. He was a teacher at the School of Outdoor Painting. He lived in Xalapa where he was professor and director of the School of Plastic Arts) Wikipedia, www, 19 september, 2019 b (b. Mexico City, August 29, 1892 - d. Mexico City, April 4, 1985) was a Mexican painter, illustrator, and educator, one of the pioneers of the Mexican muralism movement) |
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