Dr. Atl

Dr. Atl
Born
Gerardo Murillo Coronado

(1875-10-03)October 3, 1875
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
DiedAugust 15, 1964(1964-08-15) (aged 88)
Mexico City, Mexico
PartnerCarmen Mondragón (1921–1925)
Tomb of Gerardo Murillo at the Panteón de Dolores cemetery in Mexico City

Gerardo Murillo Coronado, also known by his signature "Dr. Atl" (October 3, 1875 – August 15, 1964), was a Mexican painter and writer.[1] He was actively involved in the Mexican Revolution in the Constitutionalist faction led by Venustiano Carranza. He had ties to the anarchosyndicalist labor organization, the Casa del Obrero Mundial "House of the World Worker."[2] Later in his life, he became a supporter of fascism and wrote pieces supporting the Axis powers in the buildup to the Second World War.[3][4]

  1. ^ Hall, Linda B. "Dr. Atl". Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, v. 1 233
  2. ^ Lear, John. Picturing the Proletariat: Artists and Labor in Revolutionary Mexico, 1908-1940. Austin: University of Texas Press 2017
  3. ^ Michaels, Albert L. (1966). "Fascism and Sinarquismo: Popular Nationalisms Against the Mexican Revolution". Journal of Church and State. 8 (2): 234–250. doi:10.1093/jcs/8.2.234. JSTOR 23913319.
  4. ^ Gollnick, Brian (2022). "Fascist Elements in Dr. Atl's Short Fiction". Revista de Estudios Hispánicos. 56 (2): 195–218. doi:10.1353/rvs.2022.0017. S2CID 252356930. Project MUSE 864792.