Best known for his monumental frescoes and as a leading figure in the Mexican muralist movement, Jose Clemente Orozco (1883 – 1949) was also an avid and masterful draftsman. His sensitive figure studies reflect his political commitment to the struggles of workers and peasants, as well as his eye for the expressiveness of the human body. His drawings are all the more impressive considering that Orozco worked one-handed, after losing his left hand in an accident with fireworks when he was twenty-one.
This exhibition includes approximately 23 sketches—many never exhibited publically before—from a private collection. Among them are studies for his frescoes at the National Preparatory School in Mexico City, as well as Prometheus (1930), Pomona College, Claremont, California; Epic of American Civilization (1932 – 34), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; and Man on Fire (1939), Hospicio Cabanas, Guadalajara.
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This exhibition includes approximately 23 sketches—many never exhibited publically before—from a private collection. Among them are studies for his frescoes at the National Preparatory School in Mexico City, as well as Prometheus (1930), Pomona College, Claremont, California; Epic of American Civilization (1932 – 34), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; and Man on Fire (1939), Hospicio Cabanas, Guadalajara.
Best known for his monumental frescoes and as a leading figure in the Mexican muralist movement, Jose Clemente Orozco (1883 – 1949) was also an avid and masterful draftsman. His sensitive figure studies reflect his political commitment to the struggles of workers and peasants, as well as his eye for the expressiveness of the human body. His drawings are all the more impressive considering that Orozco worked one-handed, after losing his left hand in an accident with fireworks when he was twenty-one.
This exhibition includes approximately 23 sketches—many never exhibited publically before—from a private collection. Among them are studies for his frescoes at the National Preparatory School in Mexico City, as well as Prometheus (1930), Pomona College, Claremont, California; Epic of American Civilization (1932 – 34), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; and Man on Fire (1939), Hospicio Cabanas, Guadalajara.
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This exhibition includes approximately 23 sketches—many never exhibited publically before—from a private collection. Among them are studies for his frescoes at the National Preparatory School in Mexico City, as well as Prometheus (1930), Pomona College, Claremont, California; Epic of American Civilization (1932 – 34), Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; and Man on Fire (1939), Hospicio Cabanas, Guadalajara.
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