María Izquierdo’s Artistic Legacy

Before #FridaKahlo there was 👉🏽María Izquierdo. SWIPE 👈🏽 to see. María fell in the shadows of Frida who many claim was influenced by her style. María studied at the prestigious San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts where she met Diego Rivera her mentor de ella, who claimed “Her personality de ella is like her painting de ella: classically Mexican.” In 1930 she was the☝🏽Mexican female artist to have a solo exhibition in NYC. María made it clear through her paintings by her that she believed women could be active members of society, helping to perpetuate culture and define the national identity of Mexico. Her downfall de ella came when she was denied support to work on a mural at the Palacio Nacional of Mexico City which she was on the brink of receiving the job. Diego along with 3 male artists claimed she was artistically unqualified and lacked experience. The lack of support ultimately hurts her reputation as an artist. When she dared to denounce Diego in public, she received little help and a lot of strong criticism. María perceived that female painters were destined to a double discrimination: first, by men painters who saw women as an annoying competition, and then by conservative women who criticized them for living within a male, Bohemian world. In her famous words of her: “In Mexico it is a crime to be a woman and have talent.” Bohemianworld. In her famous words of her: “In Mexico it is a crime to be a woman and have talent.” Bohemianworld. In her famous words of her: “In Mexico it is a crime to be a woman and have talent.”