Background
Chávez Morado, José was born on January 4, 1909 in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. Brother Tomás a sculptor and professor at the National Institute of Fine Arts.
Chávez Morado, José was born on January 4, 1909 in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. Brother Tomás a sculptor and professor at the National Institute of Fine Arts.
Self-educated; studies, Night School, National School of Plastic Arts, 1931-1932. Studied under Francisco Diáz de León, 1933. Professor, School of Book Arts, 1945-1947.
Director, Section of Plastic Instruction, National Institute of Fine Arts. Founder and Director of the Studio of Plastic Integration, National Institute of Fine Arts, 1950. Director of the School of Drawing and Crafts, 1962-1966.
Inspector of Schools, Secretariat of Public Education. Director, Museum of Alhon-diga de Granaditas, Guanajuato. Emigrated North to find work.
Picked fruits, worked in salmon fisheries in Alaska, 1924-1932. Painter and illustrator.
Roman Catholic
Member of the National Front of Plastic Arts. Member of the League of Writers and Revolutionary Artists, 1933-1937. Vice-President of the Latin American Section of the World Council of Artisans of UNESCO.