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Carlos Orozco Romero

Also known as: Carlos Orozco Romero; primary name: Orozco Romero, Carlos; other name: Romero, Carlos Orozco
Details: individual; printmaker; Mexican; Male
Life dates: 1898-1984
Biography: Text from Dawn Adès and Alison McClean, 'Revolution on Paper, Mexican Prints 1910-1960', with the assistance of Laura Campbell, BMP, 2009 Carlos Orozco Romero was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He felt compelled to distinguish himself from the renowned Mexican painter José Clemente Orozco by adopting his mother's maiden name, Romero. At the age of twenty Orozco Romero began his career as a caricaturist for Mexican national newspapers such as 'Excelsior', 'El Universal' and the illustrated 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. His trip ended with an exhibition of his work at the Winter Salon in Madrid. In 1922, soon after returning from Europe, Orozco Romero met the French artist Jean Charlot (p. 60), who introduced him to printmaking techniques. By 1923 Orozco Romero had not only started to make prints, but he had also taken charge of the printmaking classes at the Escuela Preparatoria in Guadalajara where he remained until 1925. He painted a mural at the state museum in Guadalajara in 1923 and published a book, 'Pequeños Grabadores en Madero', which included prints made by some of his young pupils. In 1925 Orozco Romero moved to Mexico City where he met artists including David Alfaro Siqueiros and Xavier Guerrero, both of whom were interested in the role of art in revolution. Orozco Romero professed to be interested the same ideas, rather than in mural painting, and he produced most of his work on the easel, particularly in the style of international modernism. From 1928, with Carlos Mérida, he directed the Galería de Arte Moderno in Mexico City where he enrolled at the Academia of San Carlos and studied lithography with Emilio Amero. The award of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1939 allowed him to travel to the United States.

4 related objects

print; calendar

Title: Calendario Civico Mexicano |
Museum number: 2008,7074.27 |
Producer name: Print made by:Ramón Alva de la CanalPrint made by:Fernando Leal |
Production date: 1930

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