▁a ▁satellite ▁school ▁promoted ▁from ▁Mexico ▁City ▁into ▁the ▁provinces . ▁The ▁school ’ s ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁break ▁from ▁the ▁rig id ity ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁academ ies , ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁more ▁art ▁for ▁the ▁masses . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁exhibition ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁Kit ag awa ▁returned ▁to ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁school ’ s ▁focus ▁changed ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁leadership . ▁These ▁changes ▁did ▁not ▁agree ▁with ▁L ugo . ▁A ▁friend ▁suggested ▁that ▁he ▁also ▁move ▁to ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁prom ising ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁make ▁contacts . ▁L ugo ▁arrived ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁with ▁only ▁thirty ▁pes os ▁and ▁a ▁contact ▁with ▁gallery ▁owner ▁In és ▁Am or . ▁She ▁eventually ▁helped ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Esc uela ▁de ▁P int ura ▁al ▁A ire ▁Lib re ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁to ▁make ▁ends ▁meet . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Esc uela ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Ar tes ▁del ▁Lib ro , ▁to ▁study ▁eng ra ving ▁with ▁Carlos ▁Al var ado ▁Lang ▁. ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Esc uela ▁Normal ▁Super ior ▁to ▁become ▁cert ified ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁teacher . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁also ▁studied ▁cl ay ▁sculpt