Leader of the “New Image Group
Cuevas Novelo, José Luis was born on February 26, 1934 in Federal District, Mexico. Son of Alberto Cuevas Gómez, pilot, and María R. Novelo. Grandfather, manager of a paper manufacturing plant friend of Abel Quezada, political cartoonist and artist.
Studies at the School of Painting and Sculpture La Esmeralda, 1943-1947. Studied drawing with Lola Cueto, Mexico City College, 1948. Professor of Drawing, Art School, Latin American University, Federal District.
Artist-in-Residence, Philadelphia Museum School of Art, 1957-1958. Art-ist-in-Residence, San José State University, 1970. Artist-in-Residence, Fullerton College, 1975.
Candidate for Federal Deputy from the Federal District, District 1, 1970. Painter; pi ^’ed a mural at the National University during the 1968 student strike.
Roman Catholic
Leader of the “New Image Group,” 1960-1962.
Spouse Bertha Lilian.
