ario ▁at ▁M UN AL ▁. ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁a ▁Ver ac ru z ▁landscape ▁won ▁first ▁prize ▁from ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁fine ▁arts ▁of ▁the ▁Universidad ▁Ver ac ru z ana . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁an ▁event ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Sal ón ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ást ica ▁Mex icana ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁Centro ▁Cultural ▁Tax co - B ord a ▁held ▁an ▁event ▁to ▁honor ▁him . ▁ ▁L ugo ’ s ▁published ▁writ ings ▁include ▁present ations ▁of ▁artists , ▁catalog ▁descri ptions , ▁conference ▁papers ▁and ▁articles ▁in ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁writing ▁on ▁topics ▁such ▁as ▁art ▁education , ▁pre - Col umb ian ▁art ▁and ▁colonial ▁era ▁art . ▁ ▁His ▁writing ▁gave ▁him ▁visibility ▁through ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁in ▁art ▁catalog s , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁con ferences ▁and ▁sem in ars ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁his ▁colle agues . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁La ▁ciudad ▁de ▁México ▁ ▁vista ▁por ▁cinco ▁pint ores ▁by ▁the ▁Soci edad ▁Mex icana ▁de ▁Grab adores . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁photograph s ▁and ▁draw ings ▁for ▁the ▁book ▁Arte ▁Integr al ▁Un o . ▁ ▁He ▁art ▁education ▁career