ALFREDO DE BATUC
Biographical Information
Born and raised in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora, de Batuc (born 1950) attended the Academia de Artes Plasticas where he did illustrations for a poetry journal, organized a cinema club, acted on stage, and exhibited his art. In 1975 he moved, first to Mexico City and then to Los Angeles. He has worked as a pre-school teacher, gallery tour guide, cog in an art factory assembly line, and freelance storyboard artist in the film industry. In 1984 he began exhibiting his paintings and serigraphs, both locally as well as in such cities as Kyoto, Japan, Mexico City and Tijuana, Mexico, and San Francisco. He also illustrated a series of children's books about California missions. He lives in Hollywood.
Mural Credits
Dolores Del Rio (photo)
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