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After attending the Nocturnal Art School for Workers for several years,
while she was also working to secure her existence, Fanny started studies in
drawing and printmaking at La Esmeralda (Painting, Sculpture & Printmaking
School) founded in 1942. She took classes with José Chávez Morado, Felicia-
no Peña & Frida Kahlo, with whom she established a close relationship. Ra-
bel, along with Arturo Estrada, Arturo Garcia Bustos, and Guillermo Monroy,
was thefounder of the Taller de Gráfica Popidar. She was the only woman in
the group of Los Fridos, who studied in the Casa Azul with Kahlo. Due to her
membership in this group, Fanny Rabel was also known as La Fanny de los
Fridos.'
She got married to Jaime Woolrich and had two children: Abel and Palo-
ma. For decades, she lived in a studio apartment, located in Martinez de Castro
Street in San Miguel Chapultepec neighborhood of Mexico City. Near the end
of her life, she suffered from memory loss. Fanny Rabel died on November 25,
2008, and is buried in the Israelite Cemetery.2
She will always be remembered not only for her contribution to the artis-
tic world but also for her sensitivity to the human suffering and the talent to de-
pict it.
Exhibitions
This section discusses some of Fanny Rabel’s exhibitions. The first one
took place in 1945 and the last one, called Para participar en lo justo: recupe-
rando la obra de Fanny Rabel, in 2009.
Chart 1. Exhibitions of Fanny Rabel, part 1.
1 Tibol, 2007.
2 COMISARENCO 2014.
Year
Name of exposition
Place
City
1945
The paintings and drawings of
Fanny Rabel
Popular League of Israel
Mexico City
1951
The paintings of Fanny Rabel
Galería Salón de la Plás-
tica Mexicana
Mexico City
1955
Retrospective, paintings of Fanny
Rabel
Salón de la Plástica
Mexicana (SPM), INBA,
SEP
Mexico City
1956
Retrospective. 23 paintings, 12 li-
thography’s, 9 graphics of Fanny
Rabel
Galerías del Centro De-
portivo Israelita
Mexico City
Maria Cristina Valerdi-Nochebuena et al.
After attending the Nocturnal Art School for Workers for several years,
while she was also working to secure her existence, Fanny started studies in
drawing and printmaking at La Esmeralda (Painting, Sculpture & Printmaking
School) founded in 1942. She took classes with José Chávez Morado, Felicia-
no Peña & Frida Kahlo, with whom she established a close relationship. Ra-
bel, along with Arturo Estrada, Arturo Garcia Bustos, and Guillermo Monroy,
was thefounder of the Taller de Gráfica Popidar. She was the only woman in
the group of Los Fridos, who studied in the Casa Azul with Kahlo. Due to her
membership in this group, Fanny Rabel was also known as La Fanny de los
Fridos.'
She got married to Jaime Woolrich and had two children: Abel and Palo-
ma. For decades, she lived in a studio apartment, located in Martinez de Castro
Street in San Miguel Chapultepec neighborhood of Mexico City. Near the end
of her life, she suffered from memory loss. Fanny Rabel died on November 25,
2008, and is buried in the Israelite Cemetery.2
She will always be remembered not only for her contribution to the artis-
tic world but also for her sensitivity to the human suffering and the talent to de-
pict it.
Exhibitions
This section discusses some of Fanny Rabel’s exhibitions. The first one
took place in 1945 and the last one, called Para participar en lo justo: recupe-
rando la obra de Fanny Rabel, in 2009.
Chart 1. Exhibitions of Fanny Rabel, part 1.
1 Tibol, 2007.
2 COMISARENCO 2014.
Year
Name of exposition
Place
City
1945
The paintings and drawings of
Fanny Rabel
Popular League of Israel
Mexico City
1951
The paintings of Fanny Rabel
Galería Salón de la Plás-
tica Mexicana
Mexico City
1955
Retrospective, paintings of Fanny
Rabel
Salón de la Plástica
Mexicana (SPM), INBA,
SEP
Mexico City
1956
Retrospective. 23 paintings, 12 li-
thography’s, 9 graphics of Fanny
Rabel
Galerías del Centro De-
portivo Israelita
Mexico City