'Florencio Molina Campos' (
August 21,
1891 -
November 16,
1959) was an
Argentine illustrator and a painter known by his typical traditional scenes of the
Pampa. His work represents
gauchesco scenes with a bit of humor. Molina Campos first exhibition was at the Central Hall of the Sociedad Rural Argentina in
1926.
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, the
president of Argentina at that time, named him art teacher of the “Colegio Nacional de Avellaneda” after seeing the exhibition. In 1930, the Alpargatas Company, makers of
espadrilles, commissioned 12 illustrations for their calendar, these were so successful that he continued to provide the drawings for the next 12 years.In 1942 he exhibited at the
Modern Art Museum of San Francisco, which following the exhibition toured the United States.In 1956 he did an exhibition in the Witcomb Gallery of
Buenos Aires. His latest demonstration was as a posthumous tribute in 1959.
External links
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Official site (in Spanish)
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Fundación Florencio Molina Campos (in Spanish)