Carlos Alvarado Lang

For Others Carlos Alvarado, see Carlos Alvarado (disambiguation).

Carlos Alvarado Lang (January 14, 1905 – September 3, 1961)^[1] was a Mexican printmaker and professor. He taught metal engraving and later served as the program director at Academy of San Carlos, from 1929 to 1949.

Carlos Alvarado Lang
Born	(1905-01-14)January 14, 1905 La Piedad de Cabadas, Michoacán, Mexico
Died	September 3, 1961(1961-09-03) (aged 56) Mexico City, Mexico
Other names	Carlos Alvarado-Lang
Education	Academy of San Carlos
Known for	printmaking

Biography

Carlos Alvarado Lang was born January 14, 1905, in La Piedad de Cabadas, Michoacán, Mexico.^[1][2] When he was age 14, he began his studies in the National School of Fine Arts (Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas de la Universidad Nacional autónoma de México).^{[citation needed]}

Alvarado Lang studied printmaking under engraver Emiliano Valadéz at the Academy of San Carlos (Spanish: Academia de San Carlos, also Escuela Nacional de San Carlos) in Mexico City.^[1] In 1929, he followed Emiliano Valadéz on his chair. After the coursework offer at the Academy of San Carlos was expanded in 1930, he got the chair of metal engraving.^[3] From 1942 to 1949 he was director of the Academy of San Carlos. He had many notable students, including Lola Cueto.^[4]

Posthumously his works were exhibited at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" (1963); in the Museo de Arte Moderno (1971); the museum of the Palacio de Bellas Artes (1981); and in further notable institutions.^[3]

Collections

Alvarado Lang's work is in many public museum collections, including:

• Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, U.S.^[5]
• Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.^[6]
• McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.^[7]
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, U.S.^[8]
• Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico^[9]