What is Sarah Jiménez?
[[File:SarahJimenez04.JPG|thumb|300px|Jiménez with her portrait of [[Emiliano Zapata]] in 2004]] '''Sarah Jiménez Vernis''' (February 3, 1927 &ndash; March 13, 2017) was a [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[artist]]. She known for her political graphic work in the mid 20th century, especially with the [[Taller de Gráfica Popular]]. Her works would help her earn a membership in the [[Salón de la Plástica Mexicana]]. After her time with the Taller, her career shifted to teaching, and her work became mostly forgotten. However, there have been efforts to revive interest in it. Jiménez was born in [[Piedras Negras, Coahuila]] in the north of Mexico.<ref name=elfinan>{{cite news |author= Carmen García Bermejo |title= Entre la lucha social y las artes gráficas |newspaper=El Financiero |location=Mexico City |date=February 3, 2014 |url= http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/after-office/entre-la-lucha-social-y-las-artes-graficas.html |access-date=February 6, 2014 }}</ref> She moved to [[Mexico City]] in 1947. In 1954, she participated in the creation of a mural at the Escuela Belisario Dominguez, with her section dealing with the dead soldier of the [[Mexican Revolution]]. Jiménez died in Mexico City on March 13, 2017 from [[heart failure]], aged 90.<ref>[http://eleconomista.com.mx/entretenimiento/2017/03/13/fallece-artista-mexicana-sarah-jimenez-vernis Fallece artista mexicana Sarah Jiménez Vernís] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317095509/http://eleconomista.com.mx/entretenimiento/2017/03/13/fallece-artista-mexicana-sarah-jimenez-vernis |date=2017-03-17 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} *[http://www.milenio.com/cultura/Sarah_Jimenez-Salon_de_la_Plastica_Mexicana-retrospectiva_de_Sarah_Jimenez-obra_de_Sarah_Jimenez_5_240026008.html La artista que llevó la imagen de México a Chile ] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Sarah}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Mexican painters]] [[Category:People from Coahuila]] [[Category:Artists from Me