Federico Cantú Garza Artist

Federico Heraclio Cantú Garza (March 3, 1907 – January 29, 1989) was a Mexican painter, engraver and sculptor. While considered to be a member of the Mexican muralism movement, his style was noticeably different, mostly for adhering to older and more academic forms of painting and sculpture. He has his most success exhibiting in the United States and Europe, but he did murals and sculptures in Mexico. His best known work is a sculpture called “La maternidad” which has been adapted as logo of the Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social (IMSS) [1] .

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Cantú Garza Federico Heráclio
Birth date	March 03, 1907
Birth place	Cadereyta Jiménez Nuevo León
Nationality	Mexico
Date of death	January 29, 1989
Place of death	Mexico City