Manuel Lepe Macedo (April 17, 1936 in

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– September 9, 1984 in

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, Jalisco) Manuel Lepe was a Mexican artist who painted in a

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style, painting mostly themes based on the landscape and townscape of his native

. Lepe was never formally trained as an artist, and attended only four years of primary school.Carlos Munguía Fregoso ''Panorama Histórico de Puerto Vallarta'' Guadalajara (2003) Secretaria de Cultura - intro. His paintings came to symbolize the town during the years that it was becoming popular as a resort. Lepe became internationally known, with exhibitions of his work in several US museums and galleries. He was named Mexico's national artist by president Luis Echevarría Álvarez in 1979. He died in 1984 in

from a cerebral

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. His workshop in Puerto Vallarta is preserved as a gallery and museum. Some of his works are on display there as well as at the Peter Gray Museum of Art on the Coastal Campus of the University of Guadalajara, North of Puerto Vallarta. April 17 is celebrated in Puerto Vallarta as Manuel Lepe day.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lepe, Manuel Artists from Jalisco 1984 deaths 1936 births People from Puerto Vallarta 20th-century Mexican artists 20th-century Mexican painters Mexican male painters 20th-century Mexican male artists