Josep Renau

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Renau and the second or maternal family name is Berenguer.

Josep Renau Berenguer
Born	11 May 1907 Valencia, Spain
Died	11 November 1982 East Berlin, Germany
Nationality	Spanish
Education	Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos
Known for	Painting, Mural, Graphic design, Photomontage
Notable work	Tropic (1945), The American Way of Life (1952-1966)
Spouse	Manuela Ballester

Manuela Ballester (second on the left) with her husband Josep Renau, her sisters Rosa and Fina and her three older sons in Mexico, 1941

Josep Renau Berenguer (17 May 1907 — 11 November 1982) was an artist and communist revolutionary, notable for his propaganda work during the Spanish Civil War. Among his production, he is remarkable for his art deco period, his political propaganda during the Spanish Civil War, the photomurals of the Spanish Pavilion in the International Exhibition of 1937 in Paris, a series of photomontages titled Fata Morgana or The American Way of Life, and murals and paintings made in Mexico, such as Tropic, dated in 1945.