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José Hermenegildo de la Luz Bustos Hernández (13 April 1832, Purísima del Rincón – 28 June 1907, Purísima del Rincón) was a Mexican painter; known mostly for portraits, although he also created religious paintings and still-lifes.
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His own self-portrait was not painted until 1901. He designed and made his own coat for the occasion, which displays the words, ''Hermenegildo Bustos, indio de este pueblo de Purísima del Rincón, nací el 13 de abril de 1832''. His paintings were often inscribed on the reverse with ''Hermenegildo Bustos de aficionado pintó'' (amateur painter). Some sculptures in the village are attributed to him; including an Ecce Homo and a Virgen de los Dolores.
Following the Mexican Revolution, the nation's cultural heritage was reassessed and Bustos' work gained more notice, eventually receiving significant attention in the book ''Pintura Mexicana'' by
@ Colleción Andrés Blaisten. In 1956, a portion of the municipality was renamed "Purísima de Bustos", in his honor. The famous Mexican writer
File:Joaquina Rios de Bustos by Hermenegildo Bustos.jpg, Joaquina Rios de Bustos by Hermenegildo Bustos
File:Family Portrait by Hermenegildo Bustos.jpg, Family Portrait by Hermenegildo Bustos
File:1887, Felipe Lopez by Hermenegildo Bustos.jpg, 1887, Felipe Lopez by Hermenegildo Bustos
File:1867, Jesus Munoz by Hermenegildo Bustos.jpg, 1867, Jesus Munoz by Hermenegildo Bustos
File:1871, Alejandra Aranda by Hermenegildo Bustos.jpg, 1871, Alejandra Aranda by Hermenegildo Bustos
File:1856, Francisca Valdivia by Hermenegildo Bustos.jpg, 1856, Francisca Valdivia by Hermenegildo Bustos
File:1877, Still Life with Fruit by Hermenegildo Bustos.jpg, 1877, Still Life with Fruit by Hermenegildo Bustos
File:1854, Portrait of a Priest by Hermenegildo Bustos.jpg, 1854, Portrait of a Priest by Hermenegildo Bustos
Excerpts from ''La Jornada Semanal'' online
* Pascual Aceves Barajas, ''Hermenegildo Bustos: su vida y su obra'', Ediciones La Rana (1996) * Museo Nacional de Arte, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, ''Hermenegildo Bustos, 1832-1907'', Museo Nacional de Arte (1993)
More portraits by Bustos
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José Hermenegildo de la Luz Bustos Hernández (13 April 1832, Purísima del Rincón – 28 June 1907, Purísima del Rincón) was a Mexican painter; known mostly for portraits, although he also created religious paintings and still-lifes.
Biography
He was born to a fervent Catholic family, descended from Indians who had been attached to the mission.Brief biography@ the
University of Guanajuato
The Universidad de Guanajuato (in English, the University of Guanajuato) is a university based in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, made up of about 33,828 students in programs ranging from high school level to the doctorate level. Over 17,046 of ...
. Despite growing up in a small village, his youth was subject to the turmoils of the time, including a cholera epidemic, " La Desamortización" and the establishment of the Mexican nation.
Following in his father's footsteps, he served as a sort of registrar for the village; recording names, dates and events. At various times, he worked as a tinsmith, tailor, carpenter, musician and mason; also displaying an affinity for history and astronomy. He also maintained an orchard for most of his life.
His only formal artistic studies were six months spent with Juan Nepomuceno Herrera (1818–1878), a portrait painter from nearby León, who apparently taught him little and treated him like a servant. His first known painting dates from 1850, when he was eighteen; a portrait of Vicente Arriaga, a local priest. In 1852, he painted a posthumous portrait of his father, who had died the year before.
Over the next few years, he created complete sets of portraits of all the notable families in the area. He was married in 1854. For two weeks in 1858, Purísima played host to President-elect Benito Juárez
Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican liberal politician and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. As a Zapotec, he was the first indigenous pre ...
, who decided to establish an office there, and Bustos was chosen to paint his portrait (now lost).
His own self-portrait was not painted until 1901. He designed and made his own coat for the occasion, which displays the words, ''Hermenegildo Bustos, indio de este pueblo de Purísima del Rincón, nací el 13 de abril de 1832''. His paintings were often inscribed on the reverse with ''Hermenegildo Bustos de aficionado pintó'' (amateur painter). Some sculptures in the village are attributed to him; including an Ecce Homo and a Virgen de los Dolores.
Following the Mexican Revolution, the nation's cultural heritage was reassessed and Bustos' work gained more notice, eventually receiving significant attention in the book ''Pintura Mexicana'' by Roberto Montenegro
Roberto Montenegro Nervo (February 19, 1885 in Guadalajara – October 13, 1968 in Mexico City) was a painter, muralist and illustrator, who was one of the first to be involved in the Mexican muralism movement after the Mexican Revolution. His m ...
. In 1940, he was profiled in the catalog for the exhibition "Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art" at the Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
. His work has also appeared at exhibitions in Paris (1952), London (1953) and Tokyo (1955).Brief biography@ Colleción Andrés Blaisten. In 1956, a portion of the municipality was renamed "Purísima de Bustos", in his honor. The famous Mexican writer
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and ...
wrote about Hermenegildo Bustos in 1985.
Art
References
Further reading
* Museo Nacional de Arte, ''Hermenegildo Bustos: una comunidad en efigies'', Ediciones La Rana (2008) * Raquel Tibol, ''Artistas de Guanajuato: Hermenegildo Bustos'', Ediciones La Rana (1999Excerpts from ''La Jornada Semanal'' online
* Pascual Aceves Barajas, ''Hermenegildo Bustos: su vida y su obra'', Ediciones La Rana (1996) * Museo Nacional de Arte, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, ''Hermenegildo Bustos, 1832-1907'', Museo Nacional de Arte (1993)
External links
More portraits by Bustos
@ the Museo Alhóndiga, Guanajuato {{DEFAULTSORT:Bustos, Hermenegildo Mexican genre painters Mexican portrait painters Mexican still life painters 1832 births 1907 deaths Mestizo painters Artists from Guanajuato 19th-century Mexican painters Mexican male painters 19th-century Mexican male artists