10 facts about José Clemente Orozco

1. Was born on November 23, 1883 in Zapotlán, Jalisco.
2. Studied at the “Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes” and at the “Academia de San Carlos” at México city
3. Worked as a cartoon painter for several newspapers under the name of  "El hijo del Ahuizote" and "El Machete"
4. In 1922 joined Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros trying to retake the wall painting under the sponsor of the government. 
5. One of his most famous paintings was the series of wall paintings that he did for the “Escuela Nacional Preparatoria” about the conquest, colonization and revolution of Mexico. 
6. He worked at the United States from 1927 to 1934.
7. At the United States he did several wall paintings for the “New School for Social Research” at New York. 
8. At “Pomona College” in California painted a wall about the greek hero “Prometeo”.
9. In 1946 he was awarded with the national price of Fine Arts.
10. He died on September 7, 1949.

By Eduardo.H.E.