Jos Orozco Mexican painter and graphic artist Date of Birth: 23.11.1883 Country: Mexico

Biography of José Orozco

José Orozco was a Mexican painter and graphic artist, and one of the main innovators in the field of monumental painting of the 20th century. He was born on November 23, 1883 in Zapotlán, Jalisco, Mexico.

After studying for four years at the National University (1900-1904), Orozco pursued architectural design at the San Carlos Academy and worked as a draftsman. Although he did not receive formal training as a painter, his architectural background played a significant role in his artistic development. Orozco was a participant in the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1917 and one of the founders of the "Syndicate of Revolutionary Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers."

Orozco's first exhibition of his works took place in 1915, and since then he created numerous pieces, including monumental murals, easel paintings, and lithographs, in Mexico and the United States. Some of his most significant works in the field of monumental painting in the United States include "Prometheus" at Pomona College in Claremont, California; "The Epic of American Civilization" at the New School for Social Research in New York; and "The American Civilization" at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. In Mexico, Orozco executed murals at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City (1934), the University of Mexico (1936), the Cabañas Hospital in Guadalajara (1938-1939), and the Supreme Court building in Mexico City (1941). In 1949, a museum-workshop dedicated to the artist was opened in Guadalajara. Orozco passed away in Mexico City on September 7, 1949.