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His avant-garde, expressionist style combined with the Mexican Muralists' revival of Social Realism, influenced American artists as diverse as Jackson Pollock and Philip Guston, Ben Shahn and Jacob Lawrence. Important Art by José Clemente Orozco. Progression of Art. 1923-24. Maternity.
- November 23, 1883
- September 7, 1949
- November 23, 1883
- September 7, 1949
- Zapatista's Marching Jose Clemente Orozco 1931.
- Panel 17. Gods of the Modern World - The Epic of American Civilization Jose Clemente Orozco 1932-1934.
- Panel 19. Modern Migration of the Spirit - The Epic of American Civilization Jose Clemente Orozco 1932-1934.
- Man of Fire Jose Clemente Orozco 1939.
Jul 5, 2023 · Orozco was also commissioned to create murals throughout the United States. Orozco’s avant-garde, expressionist approach, paired with the rebirth of Social Realism by the Mexican Muralists, influenced American painters such as Philip Guston, Jackson Pollock, Jacob Lawrence, and Ben Shahn.
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- 23 November 1883
- José Clemente Orozco
- 7 September 1949
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...
The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) is one of the great, untold stories of modern art—filled with drama, adversity and remarkable achievement. He survived the loss of his left hand and destruction of his early work by U.S. border agents, and witnessed the carnage of the Mexican Revolution and turmoil of the Great ...
Apr 11, 2023 · Jose Clemente Orozco, born on November 23, 1883 in Mexico, is renowned as the most influential muralist of the 20th-century to work with frescos. He was part of the “Big Three” alongside Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros who dominated the Mexican mural renaissance.
Artist Details. Biography. José Clemente Orozco (November 23, 1883 – September 7, 1949) was a Mexican painter, who specialized in bold murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and others. Mostly influenced by Symbolism, he was also a genre painter and lithographer.
