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'''Roberto Montenegro Nervo''' (Guadalajara, 1885 - Mexico City 1968) was a Mexican [[painter]] and illustrator. He is considered a pioneer of Mexican [[Muralism]] as well as Gerardo Murillo ([[Dr. Atl]]). Montenegro was cousin of Mexican poet and writer Amado Nervo.
Montenegro painted several frescoes in the Great College of Saints Peter and Paul in Mexico City, commissioned by [[Jose Vasconcelos]]. and several frescoes in the Bar Papillon in Mexico City.
[[File:Montenegro The Tree of Life 1922.JPG]]
The Tree of Life, 1922.
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Montenegro was also an influential promoter of popular arts, organizing events such as the first popular arts festival in 1921. In the thirties he published a book "Pintura Mexicana del Periodo 1800-1860" and collaborated with [[Marc Chagall]] in the choreography of the ballet Aleko, and with Antonio Leal in the Le Simoun ballet by Lenormand. He also dedicated himself to portraiture, becoming a master of technique, best seen in a portrait of his friend Chucho Reyes Ferreira, currently found at the Regional Museum of Guadalajara. [http://www.artspawn.com/artists/Roberto_Montenegro/]
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== See also ==
*[[Painting Schools]]
*[[Mexican Painters]]
*[[Mexican Painting Masterpieces]]
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[[Category:Mexican Painters]]
Montenegro painted several frescoes in the Great College of Saints Peter and Paul in Mexico City, commissioned by [[Jose Vasconcelos]]. and several frescoes in the Bar Papillon in Mexico City.
[[File:Montenegro The Tree of Life 1922.JPG]]
The Tree of Life, 1922.
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Montenegro was also an influential promoter of popular arts, organizing events such as the first popular arts festival in 1921. In the thirties he published a book "Pintura Mexicana del Periodo 1800-1860" and collaborated with [[Marc Chagall]] in the choreography of the ballet Aleko, and with Antonio Leal in the Le Simoun ballet by Lenormand. He also dedicated himself to portraiture, becoming a master of technique, best seen in a portrait of his friend Chucho Reyes Ferreira, currently found at the Regional Museum of Guadalajara. [http://www.artspawn.com/artists/Roberto_Montenegro/]
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== See also ==
*[[Painting Schools]]
*[[Mexican Painters]]
*[[Mexican Painting Masterpieces]]
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[[Category:Mexican Painters]]