Rina Lazo
Rina Lazo | |
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At an opening at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana in 2015 | |
| Born | Rina Lazo Wasem October 23, 1923 |
| Died | November 1, 2019 (aged 96) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Guatemalan-Mexican |
| Education | Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes |
| Known for | Painting, murals |
| Notable work | "Por los caminos de la libertad" (1944), "El agua, origen de la vida sobre la tierra" (1951), "Tierra fertile" (1954), "Venceremos" (1959) |
| Movement | Mexican muralism |
| Spouse | Arturo Garcia Bustos (1926–2017) |
| Awards | Order of the Quetzal (2004) |
Rina Lazo Wasem (October 23, 1923 – November 1, 2019) was a Guatemalan-Mexican painter. She began her career in mural painting with Diego Rivera as his assistant. She worked with him from 1947 until his death in 1957 on projects both in Mexico and Guatemala. Thereafter, she remained an active painter, better known for her mural works than canvases, although the latter have been exhibited in Mexico and other countries. This has made her one of Guatemala's best-known artists. She was a member of the Mexican muralism movement and criticized modern artists as too commercial and not committed to social causes. She believed muralism would revive in Mexico because of its historical value.