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José Clemente Orozco
Sign in to saveAlso known as J. C. Orozco, José C. Orozco, Jose C. Orozco, Orozco, Khose Klemente Orosko, Jose Clemente Orozco
Mexican artist (1883–1949)
Film & TV
Known for
- José Clemente Orozco, pintor del hombre1980
- Walls of Fire — Self1971
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1883-11-23 ) November 23, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán , Mexico
- Died
- September 7, 1949 (1949-09-07) (aged 65), Mexico City, Mexico
- Education
- San Carlos Academy
- Known for
- Painting , Muralist
- Movement
- Mexican Mural Movement , Social Realism
- Awards
- National Prize for Arts and Sciences
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- Ciudad Guzmán
- Place of death
- Mexico City
- Occupation
- muralist
- Educated at
- Academy of San Carlos
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- freethought
- Participant in
- 1932 Summer Olympics
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- mural
- Country for sport
- Mexico
- Image
- José Clemente Orozco, c1930.jpg
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- Commons category
- José Clemente Orozco
- date of birth
- 1883-11-23
- date of death
- 1949-09-07
- member of
- school
- Commons Creator page
- José Clemente Orozco
- place of burial
- Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres
- birth name
- José Clemente Orozco Flores
- pseudonym
- Orozco, Jose Clemente
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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. Between 1922 and 1948, Orozco painted murals in Mexico City; Orizaba; Claremont, California; New York City; Hanover, New Hampshire; Guadalajara, Jalisco; and Jiquilpan, Michoacán.
Life
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