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- Orozco was the most complex of the Mexican muralists, fond of the theme of human suffering, but less realistic and more fascinated by machines than Rivera. Mostly influenced by Symbolism, he was also a genre painter and lithographer.
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José Clemente Orozco (November 23, 1883 – September 7, 1949) was a Mexican caricaturist and painter, who specialized in political murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and others.
José Clemente Orozco (born Nov. 23, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán, Mex.—died Sept. 7, 1949, Mexico City) was a Mexican painter, considered the most important 20th-century muralist to work in fresco. Early life and training. Orozco first became interested in art in 1890, when his family moved to Mexico City.
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Orozco's style is a mixture of conventional, Renaissance-period compositions and modeling, emotionally expressive, modernist abstraction, typically dark, ominous palettes, and forms and iconography deriving from the country's indigenous, pre-colonial, pre-European art. Orozco's skill as a cartoonist and print maker is detectable not only in his ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · (1883-1949) Who Was José Clemente Orozco? Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco created impressive, realistic paintings. A product of the Mexican Revolution, he overcame poverty and...
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José Clemente Orozco painted The Epic of American Civilization between 1932 and 1934. The mural cycle, which was designated as a national historic landmark in 2013, is located in the Orozco Room in Baker Library and is considered one of Dartmouth's greatest artistic resources.
Prometheus (Spanish: Prometeo) is a fresco by Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco depicting the Greek Titan Prometheus stealing fire from the heavens to give to humans. It was commissioned for Pomona College 's Frary Dining Hall and completed in June 1930, [4] becoming the first modern fresco in the United States.
“ Orozco: Man of Fire is a remarkable film that serves as an indispensable guide to the extraordinary life and work of the Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco. It is a must-see for anyone interested in the history of Mexican art and culture.
