Roberto Cueva del Río

Painting, Visual Artist

1908 – 1988

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Who was Roberto Cueva del Río?

Roberto Cueva del Río was a Mexican muralist.

When he was 6, he and his family moved to Mexico City where took elementary studies. In 1923 he worked with Ernesto García Cabral in "Excélsior," a newspaper political cartoon shop.

From 1924-1928 he attended Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Nacional & Academy of San Carlos. His teachers were Germán Gedovious, Sóstenes Ortega, Raziel Cabildo. The dean Alfonso Pruneda granted a monthly scholarship support, to foment his studies in Fine Arts academy. With this scholarship and his work selling he became a drawing & painting teacher for some Mexican states, teaching in rural schools as a cultural mission.

In 1926 painted his first murals in elementary schools from the Educational Department of Mexico.

In 1928 open his first draws and political-cartoons expo.

In 1930 was suggested for Diego Rivera, Fine Arts Director as the best muralist to be designated for the murals in Mexican embassy in Washington D. C. The governor of the Mexican State of Puebla Leonidas Andrew Almazán supported his talent and promoted this job. Howard S.

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Born
Apr 28, 1908
Puebla
Nationality
  • Mexico
Profession
Lived in
  • Puebla
Died
Jun 24, 1988
Mexico City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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