Carlos Orozco Romero
Carlos Orozco Romero (* 1896 in Guadalajara , † 29. March 1984 in Mexico City ) was a self-taught , Mexican artists.
At the age of 20, Orozco Romero began working as a cartoonist for various Mexican newspapers such as Excelsior , El Universal or the weekly magazine Revista de Revistas . In 1921 he won a scholarship from the State of Jalisco , which enabled him to travel to France and Spain. Shortly after his return in 1922, he met Jean Charlot , who gave him lessons in various printing techniques. From 1923 he was a teacher at the Escuele Preparatoria in Guadalajara. In 1925 he moved to Mexico City. From 1928 he led the Galeria de Arte Moderno in the Palacio de Bellas Artes with Carlos Mérida , studied at the Academia de San Carlos , where he took courses in lithography with Emilio Amero , and founded the Escuela de Danza of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura ( INBAL) and was co-founder of the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" . In 1939 he was a Guggenheim Fellow in New York City .
In his work he also dealt with woodwork, book illustrations and caricatures as well as stage and costume design . In his free artist workshop he trained well-known artists. One of them is Tamara De la Torre . Orozco was a member of the Academia de Artes .
Web links
- Literature by and about Carlos Orozco Romero in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
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- ↑ Academia de Artes: Escultura - Carlos Orozco Romero ( Memento from December 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orozco Romero, Carlos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guadalajara |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1984 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |