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Orozco, José Clemente
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Columbia Encyclopedia
Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949, Mexican muralist, genre painter, and lithographer, grad. Mexican National Agricultural School. He became an architectural draftsman and in 1908 turned to painting. With Diego Rivera he led the renaissance of modern Mexican art. Orozco's work is bold in execution, often brilliant in color, and deals compassionately with social themes, especially human versus machine. From 1917 to 1919 and from 1927 to 1934, Orozco was in the United States. Much of his work is true fresco painting, executed directly on wet plaster, such as his 1930 mural Mankind's Struggle at New School Univ., New York City. His work in the United States also includes Prometheus (Frary Hall, Pomona College, Calif.) and Epic of Culture in the New World (Baker Library, Dartmouth College). There are also several fine murals in Mexico, such as those at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City and at Guadalajara in the university, governor's palace, and cultural institute.
See catalog by J. Hopkins (1967); autobiography (tr. 1962); M. Helm, Man of Fire (1953, repr. 1971).
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Orozco may refer to :
- Ana María Orozco (b. 1973), a Colombian television actress
- Andrés Orozco (b. 1979), a Colombian football defender
- Antonio Orozco (b. 1972), a Spanish singer-songwriter
- Daniel Orozco, an American writer of fiction
- Esther Orozco (b. 1945), a Mexican biologist and researcher
- Gabriel Orozco (b. 1962), a Mexican postminimalist artist
- Germán Orozco (b. 1976), an Argentine field hockey defender
- Jonathan Orozco , a Mexican football player
- José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a famous Mexican social realist painter, who specialized in bold murals
- Lionel Ivan Orozco, an American movies craftsperson and gagdeteer
- Olga Orozco (1920-1999), an Argentine poet
- Pascual Orozco (sometimes spelled Oroszco) (1882–1915), a Mexican revolutionary leader
- Rafael Orozco (rarely, Rafael Orozco Flores) (1946-1996), a Spanish classical pianist
- Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954 - 1992) a Colombian musician and singer, one of the major representatives of the Vallenato music
- Verónica Orozco, a Colombian actress and singer, Ana María Orozco sister
- Orozco a music album by León Gieco
- Juan Orozco, Spanish luthier and guitar impressario, famous guitar shop in New York (1970ies to 1990ies)
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