Puerto Vallarta, Jal. - Puerto Vallarta’s City authorities, students, family members and friends of the late Artist, Manuel Lepe Macedo, commemorated the Artist’s official day, this past Friday, April 17, celebrating his birthday.
The artistic and cultural memory of the internationally renowned Puerto Vallarta born artist, was honored with a walk along the waterfront, from October 31 Street until Jetty II, where a mural of one of his works can be appreciated.
Students from November 20 elementary school, together with children from Manuel Lepe and March 21 Kindergartens and Puerto Vallarta citizens in general, participated in this event that started at 9:00 in the morning. An offering was placed by the attendees in honor of the well known Puerto Vallarta’s painter.
Manuel Lepe was born April 17, 1936 in Puerto Vallarta. He was the architect of Puerto Vallarta’s naive style, popular known as ‘Vallartense style’, and is the only Mexican painter enlisted in France’s Naive Art Directory.
Through his paintings, Manuel Lepe became one of Puerto Vallarta’s huge promoters in the world. President Luis Echeverría named him "The painter of Mexico". His work can be appreciated in museums and galleries all over the world. Out of his –more or less- 43 exhibits, the most earth-shattering, was the one organized by the Museum of Art and Industry in Los Angeles, California, in 1979. This exhibit attracted more than one million visitors. Manuel Lepe Macedo passed away September 9, 1984.
By Municipal agreement, April 17 was instituted as Manuel Lepe Day in 1998.[readon1 url="index.php?option=com_sobipro&pid=1&sid=703:mar&Itemid=212"]Source:www.VallartaToday.com-by MAR Translation Services[/readon1]
Puerto Vallarta Celebrates Manuel Lepe’s Day
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