Jose Clemente Orozco

Mural de Hidalgo

José Clemente Orozco (Ciudad Guzmán 1883 - 1949) was a Mexican Social Realist Muralist painter. Along with David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera, Orozco was one of the most important artists in the Mexican mural movement. [1]

Between 1936 and 1939, Orozco painted the celebrated frescos: "The People and Its Leaders" and "Miguel Hidalgo". His best frescos are at the Guadalajara's Hospicio Cabañas, showing a historical panorama of Mexico. In 1948, he painted a huge portrait, "Juárez Reborn".

Social Realism painting is focused on social issues.

See also

• Painting Schools
• Mexican Painters

External links

• THE DRAMA OF JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO
• El Muralismo Mexicano In Spanish.
• Jose Clemente Orozco ARTCYCLOPEDIA.