Adolfo Best Maugard (Mexico City, 1891 - Athens, 1964) was a prominent artist who developed his practice in cinematography, design, choreography, writing, and primarily, painting, as well as a passionate promoter of national culture. He’s especially known for integrating his Drawing Method into the Mexican primary education pedagogical model and the Escuelas de Pintura al Aire Libre (Outdoor Painting Schools), which merged decorative elements from Mexican crafts with European avant-garde movements such as Cubism and Futurism. He also worked at the Secretaría de Educación Pública (Ministry of Public Education) between 1921 and 1924, where he served as head of the Department of Arts Education. His legacy was crucial in influencing the development of artistic teaching methods in post-revolutionary Mexico.