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José Hermenegildo de la Luz Bustos Hernández (13 April 1832,
@ the University of Guanajuato. Despite growing up in a small village, his youth was subject to the turmoils of the time, including a
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
@ Colleción Andrés Blaisten. In 1956, a portion of the municipality was renamed "Purísima de Bustos", in his honor. The famous Mexican writer Octavio Paz wrote about Hermenegildo Bustos in 1985.
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,
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José Hermenegildo de la Luz Bustos Hernández (13 April 1832, Purísima del Rincón
Purísima del Rincón is a Mexican municipality located in the state of Guanajuato, founded on January 1, 1603. Its municipal seat is the town of Purísima de Bustos.
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– 28 June 1907, Purísima del Rincón) was a Mexican painter; known mostly for portraits, although he also created religious paintings and still-life
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He was born to a fervent Catholic family, descended from Indians who had been attached to the mission.Brief biography@ the University of Guanajuato. Despite growing up in a small village, his youth was subject to the turmoils of the time, including a
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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, 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
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, 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. In 1940, he was profiled in the catalog for the exhibition "Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art" at the Museum of Modern Art. 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 wrote about Hermenegildo Bustos in 1985.
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Further reading
*Museo Nacional de Arte
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, ''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
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, ''Hermenegildo Bustos, 1832-1907'', Museo Nacional de Arte (1993)
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