Montenegro, Roberto, 1887-1968

LC control no.	n 90663065
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Montenegro, Roberto, 1887-1968 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Montenegro Nervo, Roberto, 1887-1968 Nervo, Roberto Montenegro, 1887-1968
Birth date	18870219
Death date	19680913
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Mexico
Place of death	Mexico City, Mexico
Profession or occupation	Painter Muralist Illustrator Writer
Found in	nuc89-103975: His Roberto Montenegro, 1887-1968, 1984 (hdg. on CU-BANC rept.: Montenegro, Roberto, 1887-1968) LC data base, 06-28-90 (hdg.: Montenegro, Roberto, 1887- ) Roberto Montenegro, 1970: t.p. (Roberto Montenegro (1885-1968)) ULAN database, Mar. 23, 2005 (Roberto Montenegro; Mexican painter; 1887-1968; b. Guadalajara; d. Mexico City) Wikipedia, Aug. 5, 2013 (Roberto Montenegro Nervo; born February 19, 1885 in Guadalajara; died October 13, 1968 in Mexico City; painter, muralist and illustrator, who was one of the first to be involved in the Mexican muralism movement after the Mexican Revolution. Most of his career was dedicated to illustration and publishing, portrait painting and the promotion of Mexican handcrafts and folk art. He lived and studied in Europe and in Mexico held a number of government posts. In 1921, he was in charge of the Departamento de Artes Plásticas, the director of the Departamento de Bellas Artes in 1934, and the director of the Departamento de Enseñanza Artística for the Secretaría de Educación Pública in 1936. In 1946, he organized the Regional Museum of Toluca. He became the head of the Departamento de Arte Popular of Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1947. His cousin was the poet Amado Nervo)
Associated language	spa