Enrique Jolly Prieto

D'Argenta Sculptor & Artist

Enrique was a Mexican sculptor born in Acambaro, on April 18, 1932. He passed away in the year 2000.

At an early age, he started showing a keen interest in working with clay and other such materials.

In 1984 and 1995, Enrique won awards for his sculptures in the annual exhibitions sponsored by the Mexican-American Institute for Cultural Relations. He worked with maestro Don Luis Albarran y Pliego, one of the most prominent exponents of Animalism in Latin America, and with Don Angel Tarrac, a Spaniard, expert portraitist and sculptor.

Distinguished sculptor, you will always remain in our memory and stand as an indelible example in the lives of new generations of sculptors.

Grupo VII de Scouts de México

ENRIQUE JOLLY STATUES

Enrique was born in Acambaro, on April 18, 1932. He passed away in the year 2000.

Enrique Jolly exhibited his work in the most important cities of Mexico and abroad. He taught anatomy and art at the “Escuela Libre de Arte y Publicidad” and at the “Academy Sore”. For ten years he taught at the School of Design of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, first a class in materials and then one in design. He also taught several sculpture seminars. Because of his familiarity with the region of the Napo River in Ecuador and with the Amazon, he was invited by Vital Alsar, a well-known explorer and writer, to take part in the 1977 “Francisco Orellana” expedition. The busts of Francisco de Orellana used as figureheads on the expedition’s three galleons were created by Jolly.

He was also responsible for the ornamental nameplate of each of the vessels.

Enrique Jolly was subsequently invited to a similar expedition which took place in 1978, and in which he himself was named captain of the participating ships, the “Ana de Ayala”. This expedition, named “El Hombre y la Mar”, or “Man and the Sea”, ran from Tampico, Mexico, to Santander, Spain. It was sponsored by both Jose Lopez Portillo, president of Mexico, and King Juan Carlos of Spain.

A third expedition, in 1982, also required the talent of Jolly, who this time created several sculptures to be placed on a ship.

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the American continent, several works were commissioned from Enrique Jolly for the “Marigalante, S.M.”, a replica of Columbus’s 15th-century “Santa María”. Among them were two figures of Poseidon and another sculpture titled “Universal Man”, which was temporarily exhibited in the main cabin and portrays the brotherhood and peace that human beings bring about through their love of nature and the sea.

The mermaid is now displayed permanently in the open-air museum “Man and the Sea”, in Magdalena Park, Santander, Spain. A copy of the mermaid will soon be placed in the port which saw the birth of the “Marigalante, S.M.”, namely, Alvarado, Veracruz.

1975-80 Pace Galleries, Houston, Tex. U.S.A.

Permanent Exhibition.

1975 Takes part in yearly auction organized by the Committee Pro Child.

1976 Ducks Unlimited Int. Hotel Camino Real, Mexico, D.F.

1977 Tlatilco Museum, State of Mexico (6th).

International Big Game Hunters' & Fishermen's Conference, San Antonio, Tex. Municipal Presidency Cuautitlan Izcalli, Edo. de Mex.

1978 Auction Banamex Palacio de Iturbide, Mexico, D.F. Glasser Galleries, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.

1980 Museum “The Man and the Ocean”, Santander, Spain, permanent exhibition.

1981 Sample Banamex of Sculpture, Mexico, D.F.

1982 Hall of Art 7 Mansion Souvenir, Aguascalientes, Ags.

1983 Gallery Aranjuez, Mexico, D.F. Gallery 2000, Mexico, D.F.

1984 Art Expo, New York, N.Y. USA. Art Investors' Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA. Permanent exhibition.

1985 Art Expo, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Art Expo, Los Angeles, Cal. USA.

1986 “Euthenics”, Austin, Texas, USA. (Exclusive Expo)

1986 Art Museum, Acambaro, Gto. Mexico

1987 Gallery Aura, Mexico, D.F.

Hotel Maria Isabel Mexico, D.F.

House of Culture, Veracruz, Ver.

Art Gallery Misrachi, Mexico, D.F. (Permanent Expo)

Prize:

1954 1st Prize Exp. Scout, Mexico, D.F.

1963 1st Prize: Is part of group which wins the contest of Murals and Reliefs of the PRI, Mexico, D.F.

Works:

– Monuments of Ruiz Cortinez, Los Pinos, D.F.

– Portraits of Personalities in ampl. Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico, D.F.

– Monuments, School of Accountants, Mexico, D.F.

– Several figures in private collections in 15 countries.

– Monument “Marigalante”, Museum the Man and the Sea