Pintando: The Colors of Education

painting of person holding book and Mexican flag

Past Event

Tue, Jun 6 - Tue, Aug 15 2017
All Day
Central Library, Getty Gallery

About the Exhibit

Brought to you by the Los Angeles Public Library and the Consulate General of Mexico as part of the celebrations of "MXLA2017, the year of Mexico in Los Angeles."

This exhibition shows pieces of renowned Mexican artists such as Manuel Felguérez, Leonora Carrington and Jorge González Camarena, among others. These paintings have been used as covers for textbooks published by the Mexican Education System since 1959.

  • Three people stand in front of a Mexican flag, one holding a torch
    Raúl Anguiano, "Miguel Hidalgo, Benito Juárez y Francisco I. Madero" (1960), oil on canvas
  • Painting of chalkboard with chalk drawing of person
    Rafael Cauduro, "Teacher’s Book" (1988), pastel on paper
  • collage of two diamonds and other shapes
    Pedro Friedeberg, My Workbook (1988), mixed media on paper
  • painting of person holding book and Mexican flag
    Jorge González Camarena, "The Homeland" (1962), digital reproduction

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