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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Gerardo Murillo papers
Creator:
Atl, Dr., 1875-1964
Identifier/Call Number: mssMurillo
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1914-1920
Abstract: Papers of Mexican painter and writer Gerardo Murillo also known as Dr. Atl.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and
obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Gerardo Murillo papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Tammy Lau, Head, Sanoian Special Collections Library, Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno, September
1997.
Gerardo Murillo, painter, writer, and socialist, was born in October 1875 in Guadalajara, Mexico. He later used the name Dr.
Atl. At 21, he joined the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City to study painting. He later went to Europe to study painting
and philosophy with a grant from the Mexican government. In 1911, he was in Paris and founded a journal about social and political
issues in Mexico. He returned to Mexico in 1916 during the Mexican Revolution. Dr. Atl later became the head of the Mexico's
Department of Archeological Monuments. He was a peer of Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Dr. Atl published several
books about folk art and politics throughout his life. He is known for his paintings of landscape. He died in August 1964
in Mexico City.
The Murillo papers consist of correspondence, typed articles, business records, legal documents, printed items, blueprint
maps, newspapers and other ephemera that date from 1914-1920. Most of the material is related to Murillo's business with the
company Compañia de Fomento de la Costa Mexicana Occidental and their dealings in oil, sugar, and land in California and Mexico.
One folder of material deals with politics in Mexico and the Mexican Revolution. There are also copies of the newspapers Confederacion
Revolucionaria, 1914 December 23, and El Pueblo, 1914 December 15.
Collection was processed by Brooke M. Black in August 2020.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Energy development -- Mexico
Painters -- Mexico -- Archives
Petroleum -- Mexico
Petroleum industry and trade -- Mexico
Mexico -- History -- 1910-1946
Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920
Articles -- Mexico -- 20th century
Business records -- Mexico -- 20th century
Legal documents -- Mexico -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Mexico -- 20th century
Lau, Tammy
Compañía de Fomento de la Costa Mexicana Occidental