Justino Fernández, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Justino Fernández

Mexican art historian

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1904

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1972

Profession: writer, art historian

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Justino Fernández García (September 28, 1904 – December 12, 1972) was a researcher, historian and art critic who is particularly known for his work documenting and critiquing Mexican art of the 20th century.
Fernandez studied and developed his career with the National Autonomous University of Mexico, as a protégé of Manuel Toussaint.
Then the latter died in 1955, Fernandez took over as head of the Aesthetic Research Institute at UNAM, where he would develop the most of his writing and research until his death.
Fernandez’s work was recognized by the Mexican government with the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes in 1969.