José Clemente Orozco
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About
Mexican social realist painter who specialized in murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance. Many of his murals dealt with the theme of human suffering.
Before Fame
He studied Agriculture and Architecture and then went to the Academy of San Carlos.
Trivia
He lost his left hand in a gunpowder accident when he was a child.
Family Life
He married Margarita Valladares, and they had three children.
Associated With
He illustrated The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck.
