Emilia Ortiz

Emilia Ortiz Pérez (Tepic, 1917 – Tepic, November 24, 2012) was a Mexican painter, cartoonist, caricaturist, and poet, best known for her watercolors. Her father, Abraham D. Ortiz, had arrived at Tepic originally from Oaxaca where he married Elvira Perez and engaged in haberdashery and the hardware trade. She studied painting at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City. Her drawings and paintings were exhibited in 1940. An author as well, her prizewinning book, De mis soledades vengo, was published in 1986.[1] The Museo Emilia Ortiz in Lerdo houses Ortiz's photography and art, as well as local art.[2]

Emilia Ortiz Pérez
Emilia Ortiz
Born	Emilia Ortiz 1917 Tepic, Mexico
Died	24 November 2012
Nationality	Mexican
Education	Academy of San Carlos
Known for	painter, watercolorist, cartoonist, caricaturist, and poet

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References

1. Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. pp. 421–. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
2. Northrop, Laura Cava; Curtis, Dwight L.; Sherman, Natalie (27 November 2007). Let's Go Mexico 22nd Edition. St. Martin's Press. pp. 427–. ISBN 978-0-312-37452-5.

• Elisa García Barragán (1995). EMILIA ORTIZ Vida y Obra de una pintora apasionada. FUNDACIÓN ALICA DE NAYARIT, A.C.. ISBN 968-29-6564-0.