”María Dolores Velázquez Rivas, better known as Lola Cueto, began her artistic practice in 1909 at the Academia de San Carlos when she was just twelve years old and continued her training at Escuela de Pintura al Aire Libre de Santa Anita. L. Cueto’s artwork, and eventual teaching practice, would come to embody concepts of national identity formed in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) and the 'renaissance' in art and culture centred on a fusion of popular and modern aesthetics. L. Cueto and her husband, the artist Germán Cueto (1893-1975), co-founder of the arts and literature movement known as Stridentism, were at the centre of avant-garde circles in post-revolutionary Mexico City. L. Cueto’s innovative approach to embroidery enabled her to make inroads with the male-dominated group that prioritised modern technologies and her works were often featured in the journal Horizonte, edited by the Strident poet Germán List Arzubide.”