Teresa del Conde


Teresa del Conde Pontones was a Mexican art critic and art historian.

Early life and education

Born in Mexico City in 1938, Conde earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1958. With a grant she furthered her studies in Rome, earning a degree in psychopathology at the University of Milan. In 1974, she was granted a degree in art history; in 1979, a master's degree; and in 1986, she obtained a doctorate.

Career

Conde was a member of the faculty at UNAM, a columnist for La Jornada, and a researcher at the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. She was a Fellow of the Academia de Artes and a member of the International Association for the Study of Psychopathology of Expression and the International Committee of the History of Art. She served as director of Fine Arts for INBAL for seven years, and as director of the Museum of Modern Art, for almost 11 years. Conde published numerous works, including biographies on Julio Ruelas, Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Orozco, Francisco Toledo, and Juan Soriano. She also co-authored books on Latin American Art of the 20th century. In 2008, Conde was awarded the Gold Medal of Fine Arts by the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature in recognition of her work in the fields of criticism, research, literature and teaching.

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