Mexican school for Down syndrome art gains international acclaim

Bending over detailed engravings and squinting at their canvases, art students in white smocks toil amid rows of easels. Their paintings tour fine art museums in the U.S. and Europe, impressing connoisseurs.

Their work recalls paintings by expressionist masters, but these students have Down syndrome. Their accomplishments at the Mexican School of Down Art are shattering preconceptions about mentally disabled people — especially in the developing world where resources for the handicapped can be scarce, leaving many to struggle for dignity”*

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