José Reyes Meza (Mexican, –2011)

Timeline

1924
Born in Tampico (Tamaulipas), Mexico
1938
Moved to Mexico City where he studied at the Academia San Carlos
1942
Admitted to the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia where he founded the Autonomous Student Theater
1948
Enrolled in the National School of Fine Arts
1942–1957
Travelled all over Mexico looking for every opportunity to take part in village bullfights
1959–1962
Commissioned to paint a mural for the Hotel Casino de la Selva in Cuernavaca
1967
Commissioned to paint a mural for the Universidad de Tamaulipas

Exhibitions

1994
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1961
Salon de la Plastica Mexicana
1958
Galeria de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City
English (US)

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