Anguiano Valdez, Raul

▪ 2007

      Mexican painter and muralist (b. Feb. 26, 1915, Guadalajara, Mex.—d. Jan. 13, 2006, Mexico City, Mex.), created realistic and surrealistic works that were influenced by Diego Rivera, Pablo Picasso, and Salvador Dalí. His most famous painting, La espina (“The Thorn”), which depicts a Mayan woman digging a splinter out of her foot with a knife, was sold at Christie's in 2004 for $156,000. His mural for the Performing Arts Auditorium at the East Los Angeles College chronicles the history of 20th-century Mexican art and features fellow muralists Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Siqueiros. Anguiano was also a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular, which supported young artists in their quest to branch out into new fields in the visual arts.

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