Jose Maria Obregon
Jose Maria Obregón (1832 in Mexico City – 1902 in Mexico City) was a Mexican painter of the Romanticism movement, best remembered for pioneering Mexican muralism and the representation of Indigenous peoples of Mexico in art. He attended the Academy of San Carlos, and his works are preserved in the collections of the Museo Nacional de Arte and the National Palace of Mexico.
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Jose Maria Obregon
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- Full name
- José María Obregón.
- Born
- 1832. · Mexico City.
- Died
- 1902. · Mexico City.
- Nationality
- Mexico.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- portrait and history.
- Education
- Academy of San Carlos.
- Teachers
- Pelegrí Clavé.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Recorded at birth as José María Obregón. Born at Mexico City in 1832, died in Ingles in 1902.
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Jose Maria Obregon (1832 – 1902) was a painter. Both events are recorded by the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
Jose Maria Obregon studied at Academy of San Carlos. Training under Pelegrí Clavé is recorded. The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait and history. Places of work recorded in the authority are Mexico City. Work by Jose Maria Obregon is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional de Arte and Mexican History Museum, Monterrey.
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- 1.King, John. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Latin American Culture. Cambridge University Press. 210. April 2004. 978-0-521-63651-3.
- 2.Standish, Peter. A Companion to Mexican Studies. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 51. 2006. 978-1-85566-134-9.
- 3.King, Edward. Posthumanism and the Graphic Novel in Latin America. UCL Press. 67. 3 July 2017. 978-1-911576-45-7.
- 4.Fisher, John. The Rough Guide to Mexico. Rough Guides UK. 139. 3 June 2013. 978-1-4093-3231-2.
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