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
- Official site (in Spanish)
- Fundación Florencio Molina Campos (in Spanish)
