Artist
Fernando Leal
Mexican, 1896–1964
Fernando Leal was a Mexican artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Fernando Leal was born in Mexico City.
Fernando Leal (February 26, 1896 – October 7, 1964) was one of the first painters to participate in the Mexican muralism movement starting in the 1920s. After seeing one of his paintings, Secretary of Education José Vasconcelos invited Leal to paint at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria. The resulting work is Los danzantes de Chalma.
Leal also painted a mural dedicated to Simón Bolívar at the Anfiteatro Bolivar, as well as religious murals such as those at the chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe at the Basilica Villa in Tepeyac.
Works by Fernando Leal
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