PEN Presents Adolfo Cabellero
Event Category: All Events, Community Events, and Literary Events
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San Miguel PEN Presents Adolfo Cabellero
“William Spratling, More Human than Divine: Celebrating the Father of Modern Mexican Design and Collector of Mesoamerican Art”
Tue, Jan 31, 6pm, In English
NEW LOCATION — POSADA DE LA ALDEA
Ancha de San Antonio 15
200 Pesos Contribution
San Miguel PEN Presents Adolfo Cabellero of YAM gallery, celebrating the legendary William Spratling, father of modern Mexican design and collector of Mesoamerican art.
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE to POSADA DE LA ALDEA, Ancha de San Antonio 15 at 6 pm on Tuesday, January 31.
TICKETS:
· Online at sanmiguelpen.com,
· At Ticket Central in the Biblioteca
· At the door.
Born in western New York State, William Spratling became the legendary character Guillermo Spratling, Mexico’s ¨silver gringo¨ and passionate collector of pre-Columbian art. He knew everybody; promoting Diego Rivera’s work at NYC galleries led to the first US exhibition of Mexican arts, at NY’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the early 1930s Spratling moved to Taxco, for centuries the site of silver mines, and began designing silver jewelry executed by Mexican craftsmen. This attracted other craftsmen, working in tin, copper, textiles and furniture—all designed by Spratling, who also trained a whole generation of new craftsmen who went on to produce their own work. All this while taking epic archeological field trips with Rivera and artist-ethnologist Miguel Covarrubias.Telling this fascinating story is Chilean-born, longtime San Miguel resident Adolfo Cabellero, founder and owner of YAM gallery in the Instituto Allende, dedicated to promoting contemporary art and jewelry design. Trained in fashion design at the Design school of Santiago de Chile, Adolfo is passionate about excellence in craft and the history of art. In the 90s, his encounter with Violante Ulrich, owner of the original William Spratling estate in Taxco, opened his eyes to the importance of this major creator. For more than 15 years, Adolfo and Violante have collaborated to showcase the designs of the famous American from Taxco in YAM Gallery. As the finale of Adolfo’s presentation, he will interview Violante on Spratling’s legacy and the preservation of his work.
San Miguel PEN is a chapter of PEN International, the organization of writers that defends freedom of expression around the world. Your 200-peso contribution helps sustain the work of San Miguel PEN: providing funds to aid Mexican journalists receiving credible death threats, supporting local literacy programs and freedom of expression in Mexico and globally— working on behalf of imprisoned writers around the world. San Miguel PEN is especially proud of its efforts in assisting our endangered Mexican journalists and the families of the far too many who are murdered. Any additional contribution would be greatly appreciated. For more information, visit sanmiguelpen.com.
PEN International San Miguel Center
The San Miguel de Allende, Mexico centre of PEN International, a worldwide association of writers fighting for freedom of expression
San Miguel PEN, one of the 145 centers of PEN International, the worldwide association of writers with centers in 104 countries, exists to promote friendship and intellectual cooperation among writers everywhere, fight for freedom of expression and represent the conscience of world literature. San Miguel PEN is in San Miguel de Allende, in the middle of Mexico on the high plateau. It was created in 1979 as a center for English-speaking writers in Latin America in hopes of unifying the English and Spanish linguistic communities within PEN. San Miguel PEN promotes the Spanish language in all its work.
Our Programs:
The PEN Writers in Prison Committee has been a focus of the San Miguel center for over 20 years. In 2002 San Miguel hosted the PEN Writers in Prison Committee’s international conference. This work involves answering countless calls for emergency action to aid those in legal trouble for their writing, including prison and threats of death. San Miguel PEN is also active in International PEN’s Women Writers Committee, its Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee, and the PEN Iberoamerican Foundation (a regional organization). San Miguel PEN sponsors local literary programs and a local scholarship program that helps Mexican children with limited financial resources stay in school. It participates in major Mexican literary events, such as the enormous yearly Feria Internacional del Libro in Guadalajara. PEN members travel at their own expense to represent the group at the United Nations and at international conferences. San Miguel PEN sponsors an annual Winter Lecture Series to fund local activities and help support the international organization. Contact us HERE.
Mailing Address:San Miguel PEN Center Apdo. 287 37700 San Miguel de Allende, GTO Mexico -
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