Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda"
La Esmeralda or Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado is a Mexican art school founded in 1927 and located in Mexico City.History
The history of the ENPEG started with the foundation of a sculpture and wood carving school in the former La Merced Cloister in the historic center of Mexico City by Guillermo Ruiz in 1927. In the 1930s, the school moved to the alley Callejón de la Esmeralda, Colonia Guerrero, which gave it the name "La Esmeralda".
In 1943, Antonio M. Ruiz became head of the seemingly provisorily school. He redesigned the building, separated the training in classes, and developed the first curriculum, which achieved certification by the Secretaría de Educación Pública in 1943 accompanied by the official status of an art school. Notable teachers at this time were Diego Rivera, Francisco Zúñiga, Frida Kahlo, Carlos Orozco Romero, Federico Cantú, Luis Ortiz Monasterio, María Izquierdo, Fidencio Castillo, Agustín Lazo, Raúl Anguiano, Feliciano Peña, and José Chávez Morado. In 1994, "La Esmeralda" moved from Colonia Guerrero to Centro Nacional de las Artes.Directors
