| Ramón Alva de la Canal | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1892 Mexico City |
| Died | April 4, 1985 (aged 92) Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Field | painting, illustrations, panel painting, scenic painting |
| Training | Academia de San Carlos |
| Movement | Stridentism |
Ramón Alva de la Canal (b. Mexico City, August 29, 1892 – d. Mexico City, April 4, 1985) was a Mexican painter and illustrator.
Alva studied at the Academia de San Carlos, and assisted Alfredo Ramos Martínez in his open-air painting school in Santa Anita, Iztacalco borough of Mexico City. After 1920 he taught painting at the Academia de San Carlos, and he became member of the Sindicato de Pintores. In 1922 he painted the first fresco of the 20th century in Mexico at the Colegio Grande, entitled “The Spanish Landing and Planting of the Cross on New Land”, and studied woodcut techniques under Jean Charlot. Together with others, he founded the ¡30-30! group in 1928, and became member of the "Estridentistas" movement, a group of artists and intellectuals, that coined the term of Stridentism (Estridentismo).[1]. Alva lectured at several schools, especially at schools of the Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP), and became director of the sulpture school of the Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, at almost 60 years. His works include book illustrations, murals and panel paintings. He also word as scenic painter, and became member of the Academia de Artes in 1981.[2]
In 1989 Javier Audirac filmed a documentary about him.[3].