Art of the 20th Century

 

Art Styles in 20th century Art Map



 

Jose Clemente Orozco






 

Jose Clemente Orozco (b Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, 23 Nov 1883; d Mexico City, 7 Sept 1949). Mexican painter and draughtsman. He was one of the three most important Mexican mural painters, and his expressionist style has been particularly influential among younger generations of international mural artists. He also produced a large body of caricatures and drawings, as well as easel works.

Edward Weston Jose Clemente Orozco 1930

The Epic of American Civilization
 

(Baker Berry Library at Dartmouth College)

1932 - 1934

 

Baker Berry Library at Dartmouth College


 

Section of mural
 Baker Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover


 

The Departure of Quetzalcoatl


 

Gods of the Modern World


 

Panel1 Migration


 

Panel2 Snake and Spears



 

Panel3 Ancient Human Sacrifice


 

Panel5 The Coming of Quetzalcoatl


 

Panel7 The Departure of Quetzalcoatl


 

Panel8 The Prophecy


 

Panel9 Totem Poles


 

Panel10 Totem Poles


 

Panel11 Machine Images


 

Panel12 Machine Images


 

Panel13 Cortez and the Cross


 

 Panel14 The Machine


 

Panel15 Anglo-America


 

Panel16 Hispano-America


 

Panel17 The Gods of the Modern World


 

Panel18 Modern Human Sacrifice


 

Panel19 Symbols of Nationalism


 

Panel20 Chains of the Spirit


 

Panel21 Modern Migration of the Spirit


 

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Mural of Father Miguel Hidalgo


(Palacio de Gobierno)


1937

Palacio de Gobierno


 

Stairway ceiling with portrait of angry Miguel Hidalgo
(The Firebrand Hidalgo)
Government Palace, City of Guadalajara


 

Miguel Hidalgo


 

Reformers of Jalisco


 

Reformers of Jalisco


 

Reformers of Jalisco