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Place of Birth: José María Morelos Buenavista, Mexico
About Hermenegildo Sosa
- Hermenegildo Sosa (born April 12, 1946) is a Mexican painter and art professor who is best known for colorful depictions of Mexican rural landscapes, especially those of his home state of Tlaxcala.
- He was born there into a farming family, whose economic condition delayed his education as he had to work from a young age.
- In his teens he arrived to Mexico City to work as a domestic, but this allowed him to attend school, including painting classes.
- Eventually, he entered the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda", where he eventually gained a career as a professor. Sosa's has been extensively exhibited in the Mexico City area, his home state of Tlaxcala and has been exhibited in the United States and Germany.
- His work has been recognized with various awards, publications, tributes and membership in the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.
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