A two-time Guggenheim Fellow, Federico Castellón (1914-1971) rose to prominence as a leading American Surrealist.Mentored by Diego Rivera, Castellón's artistic spark ignited at 18 with a solo show in New York. A trip to Spain in his early 20s fueled his unique style, blending reality and fantasy. Notably, his surrealist works predated the Museum of Modern Art's groundbreaking 1936 exhibition.