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Alfredo Ramos Martínez Biography
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1881 |
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Won 1st prize in an exhibition in San Antonio, Texas for his portrait of the Govenor of Nuevo León. Award included a scholarship that led him to the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico City.
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1884 - 1891 |
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Began his studies at the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes. Studied there for the next eight years. Won numerous awards for watercolors, his favorite medium at the time.
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1891 |
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Attracted the attention of Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst, mother of William Randolph Hearst. (His watercolor painting was selected for decoration on the menu for a state dinner Mrs. Hearst attended, given by President Porfirio Díaz.) Impressed with his work, Hearst awarded him a monthly stipend of 500 francs that enabled him to travel to Paris for further study.
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1903 |
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Painted Ruben Dario’s Portrait
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1906 |
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Won a gold medal at the Salon d’Automne in Paris for his painting, Le Printemps .
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1913 |
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Appointed director of the School of Fine Arts, Mexico City. Opened first "Open Air School of Art" with 10 boys at Santa Anita Ixtapalapa, a suburb of Mexico City.
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1923 |
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Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold by King Albert of Belgium, in recognition for work for the advancement of pictorial culture.
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1925 |
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Assumed directorship of four “Open Air” schools, with an enrollment of 3,000 students.
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1940 |
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Taught summer session at Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego.
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1946 |
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Died November 8, at the age of 73, in Los Angeles. Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Exhibition at Museum Estudio Diego Rivera, Mexico.
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1997 - 1998
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The California Years, Louis Stern Fine Arts West Hollywood, CA
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1996 - 1997
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Un homenaje, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey Mexico
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1992
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Una Visión Retrospectiva, Museo Nacional de Arte Mexico City, Mexico
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1991
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Louis Stern Galleries Beverly Hills, CA
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1975
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A Treasure Trove Exhibition, Dalzell Hartfield Galleries Los Angeles, CA
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1956
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Scripps College Claremont, CA
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1953
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One-man exhibition Los Angeles City College An Exhibition of Paintings by Alfredo Ramos Martinez (1872-1946),
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1951 - 1952
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Memorial exhibition at Dalzell Hatfield Galleries Alfredo Ramos Martinez: Memorial Exhibition, December 10, 1951 to January 10
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1946
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One-man show at Lillenfeld Gallery, New York City.
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1945
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One-man show at Dalzell Hatfield Galleries Ramos Martinez: Paintings of Mexico, March 20 to April 14.
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1941
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Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona
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1941
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mural cartoon, oils and temperas dealing with the Mexican peasants at Raymond and Raymond Galleries, Los Angeles
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1939
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one-man show at Assistance League.
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1939
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11th Annual Exhibition of Southern California Art, Fine Art Society of San Diego San Diego, CA
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1939
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Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, CA
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1938 - 1939
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San Francisco Museum of Art San Francisco, CA
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1938 - 1939
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University of California, Los Angeles
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1938
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Painters and Sculptors, Los Angeles County Museum Los Angeles, Ca
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1936
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one-man show at Vista del Arroyo Gallery, Pasadena.
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1935
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California-Pacific International Exposition, San Diego
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1934
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Faulkner Art Gallery, Santa Barbara
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1934
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Paintings by California Modernists, Foundation of Western Art
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1933
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Exhibited drawings, temperas, oil and mural displays at the Palace the Legion of Honor, San Francisco.
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1933
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Santa Monica Public Library.
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1932
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lst Annual Exhibition of Western Watercolor Painters
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1932
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Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego.
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1931
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Artist's Fiesta, Barker Brothers, Los Angeles.
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1931
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Assistance League Gallery, Hollywood.
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1930
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Exhibited Los Angeles County Museum
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1910
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Exhibited works created in Europe at the National School of Fine Arts in Mexico City.
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