{"product_id":"jose-moya-del-pino-two-lives-of-an-artist","title":"José Moya del Pino: Two Lives of an Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fully illustrated in-depth look at the fascinating life of a Spanish artist, sent on a cultural mission by the king of Spain then abandoned by his homeland, who reinvented himself in the US as a muralist, painter and teacher.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé Moya del Pino's life was divided into two completely separate halves; the first one took place in Spain between 1890 and 1925; the second began in 1925 with his trip, without return, to America. This book includes many figures, photographs, illustrations, and details never published before about the life and works of this almost-forgotten artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoya del Pino's life was never dull. After \u003cstrong\u003erunning away from home\u003c\/strong\u003e at age 11, he received acclaim as a \u003cstrong\u003ebook illustrator in Spain and France\u003c\/strong\u003e, then convinced \u003cstrong\u003eking Alfonso XIII\u003c\/strong\u003e to send him around the world on a \u003cstrong\u003ecultural mission for the crown\u003c\/strong\u003e, copying all of the \u003cstrong\u003eworks of Velázquez\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Prado Museum of Madrid to bring them to the new world and promote the great art and culture of his home country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStranded in California when the king's support faltered as Spain was on the brink of a civil war, he made inroads into the \u003cstrong\u003ehigh society of San Francisco\u003c\/strong\u003e to become a sought-out \u003cstrong\u003eportraitist and muralist\u003c\/strong\u003e. His mural in \u003cstrong\u003eCoit Tower\u003c\/strong\u003e and many of those painted under the tutelage of the \u003cstrong\u003eWPA\u003c\/strong\u003e under the New Deal are still viewable in post offices throughout California; for some, such as those covering entire buildings for the \u003cstrong\u003eGolden Gate International Exposition\u003c\/strong\u003e of 1939, only sketches remain. The artist enjoyed friendships with \u003cstrong\u003eDiego Rivera, Matisse\u003c\/strong\u003e and other prominent artists, and always lived his life fully and with exuberance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who knew the first part of Moya del Pino's life almost completely ignored what happened in the second, to the point that most biographical notes published in Spain end in 1925, as if the painter had disappeared from the universe without a trace. On the other hand, those who shared the second stage of his life, in the San Francisco Bay Area, only knew of his work in Spain that he copied the works of Velázquez and made portraits of Alfonso XIII and the Duke of Alba. \u003cstrong\u003eThis book aims to put an end to these incomplete perspectives, uniting into one biography the artist's two lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoda-Nunziante, Paola:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - PAOLA CODA-NUNZIANTE is José Moya del Pino's granddaughter. Born in Italy, she has been fascinated with her grandfather's life and works ever since moving from Europe to California many years ago. She holds a degree from Stanford University, and runs a graphic design company. Paola has a passion for art and photography and is an avid traveler. She is the author of a history book about her family's castle in Tuscany, Italy: Montalto, Castello di Frontiera (in Italian), and the photography book Montalto Castle, One Thousand Years of History (in English).\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForcada Serrano, Miguel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - MIGUEL FORCADA SERRANO has a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master in Cultural Management. He is the Official Chronicler of Priego de Córdoba and a member of the Royal Academy of Córdoba. He has been director of the ADARVE newspaper and the Adolfo Lozano Sidro Museum. He has published a dozen books among which stand out: History of the Brotherhood of Santa Vera Cruz and Our Father Jesus in the Column, The Cotton Textile Industry in Priego de Córdoba, History of Speleology in the Province of Córdoba, Zamoranos, history and life . He discovered José Moya del Pino because of his native town of Priego, since the painter's extensive artistic career was almost unknown in his homeland.","brand":"Paola Coda Nunziante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383484420370,"sku":"9781087999807","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jose-moya-del-pino-two-lives-of-an-artist","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}