Background
Mora, Francisco was born on May 7, 1922 in Uruapan, Mexico. Son of Jose Maria and Clotilde (Perez) Mora.
Mora, Francisco was born on May 7, 1922 in Uruapan, Mexico. Son of Jose Maria and Clotilde (Perez) Mora.
Student, Escuela de Pintura y Escultura La Esmeralda, 1941-1946.
In 1941, Mora relocated to Mexico City where he began exhibiting with the Taller de Gráfica Popular, a communal graphics workshop founded by artists Leopold Méndez, Pablo O"Higgins and Luis Arenal that built on Mexico’s rich tradition of political printmaking in order to advance revolutionary political and social causes. In 1947, Mora married renowned African-American artist Elizabeth Catlett, with whom he exhibited widely. Francisco Mora died in 2002.
Member Salon de la Plastica Mexicana (founding member), Mexican Academy Education (founding member).
Married Elizabeth Catlett Mora, October 31, 1946. Children: Francisco, Juan, David.