The tradition Exhibition Family testimony
“Exposición de arte mexicano antiguo y moderno”, Paris
1952 · Paris
According to Leonardo Linares, the great exhibition of Mexican art that Fernando Gamboa took to Paris in 1952 included alebrijes by his grandfather. The show existed and included popular art, but the Linares family’s presence is undocumented.
- EvidenceFamily testimony
- Related peoplePedro Linares López · Creator of the alebrijes · National Prize for Arts and Sciences, 1990
Sources and references
- Exposición de arte mexicano antiguo y moderno en París, Revista de la Universidad de México (1952-07)
- “Recordando el trabajo y alebrijes de Pedro Linares”, interview with Leonardo Linares, Capital 21 (2023-02-16)