Background
FERNÁNDEZ LEDESMA, Gabriel was born in 1900 in Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico.
FERNÁNDEZ LEDESMA, Gabriel was born in 1900 in Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico.
Educated, received first art lessons from makers of pottery of his native state. Studied, Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1919-1921 (on scholarship from governor of Aguascalientes). Decorated Mexican pavilion.
Centenary Exposition of Rio de Janeiro, in collaboration with Roberto Montenegro, 1921-1922.
Professor., Escuela Central de Artes Plásticas. 1925; director, an open air school of painting, 1926. Director, magazine Forma.
1926; organized Mexican exhibit at Ibero-American Exposition, Seville. Spain, 192930; co-director, exposition hall, ministry of edn., 1931-1932.