José Chávez Morado

José Chávez Morado was a Mexican painter, printmaker, sculptor and graphic artist (1909–2002). He was born at Silao and died at Guanajuato.

Also recorded as Jose Chavez Morado; José Chavez Morado.

José Chávez Morado in brief

Born
1909
Died
2002
Known for
painter, printmaker, sculptor and graphic artist
Place of birth
Silao
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Jose Chavez Morado and José Chavez Morado. His recorded language was Spanish.

He married Olga Costa.

Recognition and collections

José Chávez Morado received National Prize for Arts and Sciences. Work by José Chávez Morado is held by Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum in Warsaw and Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Identity

What the record establishes about José Chávez Morado.

A poster showing a seated Mexican blowing a trumpet with a human head representing the falsity of the press (fake news) with the title 'The laughter of the public—away with your nonsense' is dated 1939 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.502). Corrido (ballad) issued by the 'Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionares' (LEAR) with an image of Plutarco Elías Calles being dragged from his bed is dated ca. 1935 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.456). Flyer relating to unifying communities against the resistance, older farmworker being kicked to the ground by a younger man is dated ca. 1940 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.387). "La risa del pueblo": Con su música a otra parte ("The Laughter of the People": Take Your Music Somewhere Else) is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.886). Oversized skulls representing evil forces (the black market, bribes and famine) chasing two skeletons is dated 1945 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.682). Corrido (ballad) relating to a woman who cheated on her husband and was then killed is dated ca. 1940 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.383).

El fascismo en Latino-América (Fascism in Latin America) is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.885). The Clergy and the Press, from Journalism is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.876.3). La Anunciación del Nahual; Annunciation of the Nahual is dated 1946 and held by Gilcrease Museum (inventory 0147.2021). Carrying a Firework Judas is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1943.1350). Predators’ nests is dated 1945 and held by National Museum in Warsaw (inventory MOW 150 MNW). Machete Dance is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.873).

The Charlatan is dated 1942 and held by Philadelphia Museum of Art (inventory 1947-30-1). Carnival in Huejotzingo is dated 1939 and held by Phoenix Art Museum (inventory 1958.92). José Chávez Morado is recorded as having received National Prize for Arts and Sciences. Prints in the National Gallery of Art records 1 object associated with this heading. José Chávez Morado is recorded as painter, printmaker, sculptor and graphic artist. Caballos; Horses is dated 1947 and held by Gilcrease Museum (inventory 0147.2009).

Grotesque is dated 1941 and held by Detroit Institute of Arts (inventory 43.66). The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 40 objects associated with this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago records 8 objects associated with this heading.

Works and catalogued output

What José Chávez Morado produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 4 works under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 6 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 11 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 3 works under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which José Chávez Morado may be traced in institutional catalogues.

José Chávez Morado is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q1709105.

Catalogued works

24 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1935 to 1981.

The Charlatan, dated 1942, held by Philadelphia Museum of Art, inventory 1947-30-1. Carnival in Huejotzingo, dated 1939, held by Phoenix Art Museum, inventory 1958.92. Grotesque, dated 1941, held by Detroit Institute of Arts, inventory 43.66. Pro Denda Publica, dated 1940, held by Q214867, inventory 1943.3.6248. El retorno de Quetzalcóatl, dated 1952. Caballos; Horses, dated 1947, held by Gilcrease Museum, inventory 0147.2009. La Anunciación del Nahual; Annunciation of the Nahual, dated 1946, held by Gilcrease Museum, inventory 0147.2021. A poster showing a seated Mexican blowing a trumpet with a human head representing the falsity of the press (fake news) with the title 'The laughter of the public—away with your nonsense', dated 1939, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 46.46.502. Predators’ nests, dated 1945, held by National Museum in Warsaw, inventory MOW 150 MNW. El pluralismo político, dated 1981. Magia y ciencias médicas, dated 1954. Rin-Rin renacuajo. El niño mazapán y la mariposa de cristal. José Chávez Morado. Oversized skulls representing evil forces (the black market, bribes and famine) chasing two skeletons, dated 1945, linocut on tan paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 46.46.682. Corrido (ballad) relating to a woman who cheated on her husband and was then killed, dated ca. 1940, photo-relief and letterpress on pink paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 46.46.383. Flyer relating to unifying communities against the resistance, older farmworker being kicked to the ground by a younger man, dated ca. 1940, photo-relief and letterpress on tan paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 46.46.387. Corrido (ballad) issued by the 'Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionares' (LEAR) with an image of Plutarco Elías Calles being dragged from his bed, dated ca. 1935, linocut and letterpress on tan paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 46.46.456. El fascismo en Latino-América (Fascism in Latin America), dated 1939, lithograph in black and red on tan wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1944.885. "La risa del pueblo": Con su música a otra parte ("The Laughter of the People": Take Your Music Somewhere Else), dated 1939, lithograph in black on pink wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1944.886. Machete Dance, dated 1939, lithograph in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1944.873. The Clergy and the Press, from Journalism, dated 1939, lithograph in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1944.876.3. Carrying a Firework Judas, dated 1939, lithograph in black on green wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1943.1350. Dance of the Old Men, dated n.d., woodcut on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1944.745.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 11 named public collections.

Gilcrease Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Philadelphia Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Phoenix Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Detroit Institute of Arts: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Museum in Warsaw: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 40 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Chávez Morado, José, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Cháves-Morado, José, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. La imaginación poética de Olga Costa y José Chávez Morado en Cuautla: el agua, el nacimiento de la ciudad y las sirenas, Andamios, Revista de Investigación Social, 2023. Chavez Morado destructor de mitos. Silencios y aniquilaciones de la ciudad(1949), Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, 2012.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Spanish.

Work by José Chávez Morado is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum in Warsaw, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Phoenix Art Museum.

Distinctions recorded are National Prize for Arts and Sciences.

Chronology

  1. 1909José Chávez Morado born at Silao.
  2. 1909José Chávez Morado was born in 1909 at Silao.
  3. 1935Corrido (ballad) issued by the 'Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionares' (LEAR) with an image of Plutarco Elías Calles being dragged from his bed is dated ca. 1935 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.456).
  4. 1939Carnival in Huejotzingo (Phoenix Art Museum).
  5. 1939A poster showing a seated Mexican blowing a trumpet with a human head representing the falsity of the press (fake news) with the title 'The laughter of the public—away with your nonsense' is dated 1939 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.502).
  6. 1939"La risa del pueblo": Con su música a otra parte ("The Laughter of the People": Take Your Music Somewhere Else) is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.886).
  7. 1939El fascismo en Latino-América (Fascism in Latin America) is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.885).
  8. 1939The Clergy and the Press, from Journalism is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.876.3).
  9. 1939Carrying a Firework Judas is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1943.1350).
  10. 1939Machete Dance is dated 1939 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1944.873).
  11. 1939Carnival in Huejotzingo is dated 1939 and held by Phoenix Art Museum (inventory 1958.92).
  12. 1940Pro Denda Publica (Q214867).
  13. 1940Flyer relating to unifying communities against the resistance, older farmworker being kicked to the ground by a younger man is dated ca. 1940 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.387).
  14. 1940Corrido (ballad) relating to a woman who cheated on her husband and was then killed is dated ca. 1940 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.383).
  15. 1941Grotesque (Detroit Institute of Arts).
  16. 1941Grotesque is dated 1941 and held by Detroit Institute of Arts (inventory 43.66).
  17. 1942The Charlatan (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
  18. 1942The Charlatan is dated 1942 and held by Philadelphia Museum of Art (inventory 1947-30-1).
  19. 1945Oversized skulls representing evil forces (the black market, bribes and famine) chasing two skeletons is dated 1945 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 46.46.682).
  20. 1945Predators’ nests is dated 1945 and held by National Museum in Warsaw (inventory MOW 150 MNW).
  21. 1946La Anunciación del Nahual; Annunciation of the Nahual is dated 1946 and held by Gilcrease Museum (inventory 0147.2021).
  22. 1947Caballos; Horses (Gilcrease Museum).
  23. 1947Caballos; Horses is dated 1947 and held by Gilcrease Museum (inventory 0147.2009).
  24. 1952El retorno de Quetzalcóatl.
  25. 2002José Chávez Morado died at Guanajuato.
  26. 2002José Chávez Morado died in 2002 at Guanajuato.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Apuntes de mi libreta, de José Chávez Morado, Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, 1979

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Cháves-Morado, José, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Chávez Morado, José, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    La imaginación poética de Olga Costa y José Chávez Morado en Cuautla: el agua, el nacimiento de la ciudad y las sirenas, Andamios, Revista de Investigación Social, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for José Chávez Morado (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Un lugar de la memoria: Homenaje al rescate de José Chávez Morado, Balajú. Revista de Cultura y Comunicación de la Universidad Veracruzana, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming José Chávez Morado.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 10177734-6, Museo Olga Costa y José Chávez Morado.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with José Chávez Morado.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  10. 10.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with José Chávez Morado (40 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1709105: José Chávez Morado

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  12. 12.

    “José Chávez Morado”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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