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The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a life filled with drama, adversity, and triumph, is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood ...
See About archive blog posts. The Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) is the subject of an immense and exhausting survey up now at a downtown Mexico City museum, the Antiguo Colegio ...
Anjelica Huston: AT THE FOOT OF A VOLCANO, JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO IS BORN IN 1883. HIS FATHER RUNS A PRINT SHOP. HIS MOTHER SINGS AND PLAYS THE PIANO. YOUNG CLEMENTE PLAYS IN THE FAMILY GARDEN ...
She knows the work of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco well. Two of his frescoes — “Man Creator and Rebel” and “The People and Their False Leaders” — adorn the walls and domed ...
José Clemente Orozco’s portrait of Prometheus is the subject of a new exhibition at Pomona College’s art museum. José Clemente Orozco’s portrait of Prometheus is the subject of a new ...
This article is featured in the 2023 Homecoming special issue. Frescoed onto the walls of the lower level of Baker library, José Clemente Orozco’s The Epic of American Civilization is a timeless piece ...
The brochure for "José Clemente Orozco: The Graphic Work" quotes the great Mexican muralist as once saying, "And after all, isn`t it possible to make the most marvelous picture with only a pencil on ...
On September 7, art historian Mary Coffey and artist Isa Carrillo will reflect on Orozco’s mural “Prometheus” at the Pomona College Museum of Art — and offer palm readings in the process.
In MutualArt’s artist press archive, José Clemente Orozco Farías is featured in A Preview of Museum Exhibitions Opening in Central Texas this Fall, a piece from Glasstire in September 2023. The artist ...