Aurora Reyes Flores
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Aurora Reyes Flores was a Mexican
painter, as well as the first female exponent of Mexican muralism
.
, and her uncle Alfonso Reyes
was also a well-known writer and philosopher.
Shortly after the outbreak of the revolution
, due to the political persecution, her family hunkered down in Mexico City. After the situation calmed down, Reyes joined the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria
at the age of 13 years, and afterward she visited the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes until 1924. In 1925, she exhibited for her first time in the Galería ARS. She married the journalist Jorge Godoy, gave birth to her son Héctro in 1926, and shortly after the divorce of her husband in 1931, she bore her second son Jorge.
After 1927 she taught art in local schools. In 1936, the year when she painted her first known mural "Atentado a los Maestros Rurales" at the Centro Escolar Revolución, she became member of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios
.
Between 1960 and 1972 she painted another four murals in the Auditorium of 15th May
of the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación
(SNTE). In 1978 she finished her sixth mural at the Hernán Cortés
house in Coyoacán
.
Reyes was member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano and of the Confederación Nacional Campesina.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
painter, as well as the first female exponent of Mexican muralism
Mexican Muralism
Mexican muralism is a Mexican art movement. The most important period of this movement took place primarily from the 1920s to the 1960s, though it exerted an influence on later generations of Mexican artists...
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Biography
Reyes was the daughter of the soldier León Reyes and his wife Luisa Flores. Her grandfather was general Bernardo ReyesBernardo Reyes
Bernardo Reyes was a General in the army of Mexico under Porfirio Díaz. He served as governor of Nuevo León he helped in the modernization of that state. While governor of Nuevo León, Reyes approved a workers compensation law. He was the father of the writer Alfonso Reyes, and grandfather of the...
, and her uncle Alfonso Reyes
Alfonso Reyes
Alfonso Reyes Ochoa was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat.-Early life:Alfonso Reyes parents were Bernardo Reyes and Aurelia Ochoa...
was also a well-known writer and philosopher.
Shortly after the outbreak of the revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
, due to the political persecution, her family hunkered down in Mexico City. After the situation calmed down, Reyes joined the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria
Escuela Nacional Preparatoria
The Escuela Nacional Preparatoria , the oldest senior high school system in Mexico, belonging to the National Autonomous University of Mexico , opened its doors on February 1, 1868. It was founded by Gabino Barreda, M.D., following orders of then President of Mexico Benito Juárez...
at the age of 13 years, and afterward she visited the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes until 1924. In 1925, she exhibited for her first time in the Galería ARS. She married the journalist Jorge Godoy, gave birth to her son Héctro in 1926, and shortly after the divorce of her husband in 1931, she bore her second son Jorge.
After 1927 she taught art in local schools. In 1936, the year when she painted her first known mural "Atentado a los Maestros Rurales" at the Centro Escolar Revolución, she became member of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios
Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios
The Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios was a Mexican association of revolutionary artists and writers. It was established in the house of its first president Leopoldo Méndez in 1933 in due to the disbanded "Sindicato de Trabajadores Técnicos, Pintores y Escultores" , and was defined as...
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Between 1960 and 1972 she painted another four murals in the Auditorium of 15th May
Teachers' Day
In many countries, Teachers' Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of teachers; World Teachers' Day is celebrated across the world on October 5. Ever since the importance of teachers has been recognized by UNESCO, by adopting the “Recommendation concerning the status of...
of the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación
Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación
The Mexican National Educational Workers Union is the largest trade union in Latin America, with over 1.4 million members. Formed in 1949, the SNTE is composed of local sections in each of Mexico's states...
(SNTE). In 1978 she finished her sixth mural at the Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...
house in Coyoacán
Coyoacán
Coyoacán refers to one of the sixteen boroughs of the Federal District of Mexico City as well as the former village which is now the borough’s “historic center.” The name comes from Nahuatl and most likely means “place of coyotes,” when the Aztecs named a pre-Hispanic village on the southern shore...
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Reyes was member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano and of the Confederación Nacional Campesina.