1. Jose Clemente Orozco Mexican Social Realist & Muralist 1883-1949

2. In the very beginning….  1911-father died  Began career as political cartoonist to support family  1911-1924 continued job and also as draftsmen

3. 1917-1920  Lived in U.S.- opportunities to paint in NYC and CA.  Left hand was blown off in explosion  Politically charged in his works.

5. The Muralist  After Mexican Revolutionary War, began muralist period.  Studied at same school as D. Rivera  First mural 1923

6. His works…  Very politically charged-Zapatistas  Hands important figures  Use of dark colors to represent cruelty and reality of war

7. Zapatistas

8. Hands

9. Cruelty and reality of war