Ignacio Asúnsolo
Mexican artist (1890-1965)
Ignacio Asúnsolo (1890–1965) was a Mexican sculptor trained in France.
Early life
Ignacio Asúnsolo was born on March 15, 1890, in the Hacienda de San Juan Bautista ranch in the state of Durango, Mexico. He was the son of Fernando Asúnsolo and Carmen Mason Bustamante. His family moved to Hidalgo de Parral in the state of Chihuahua, where at age 6 he starts modelling clay, an art his mother practised. By 1904 he was studying at the Scientific and Literary Institute of Chihuahua. In 1908 he entered the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature where he was awarded his first professorship.
Mexican revolution
Asúnsolo participated in the Mexican revolution from 1913 to 1917, mainly through artistic expression. In 1915, because of a temporary shutdown of the National Institute of Fine Arts, he went back to Chihuahua to teach sculpting at the Scientific and Literary Institute. He returned to Mexico City by 1918.
Studies in Europe and return to Mexico
In 1919, he was awarded a scholarship which allowed him to go to Europe to enhance his skills.
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