Antonio González Orozco Explained

Antonio González Orozco
Birth Date:May 10, 1933
Birth Place:Chihuahua, Mexico
Death Date:June 10, 2020 (aged 87)
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Education:Academy of San Carlos
Occupation:Muralist
Spouse:Mercedes Arriaga Rivera

Antonio González Orozco (May 10, 1933 – June 10, 2020) was a Mexican muralist.

Life

Orozco was born on May 10, 1933, in Chihuahua.[1] He was trained by Diego Rivera at the Academy of San Carlos in the 1950s.[1] [2] [3]

Orozco painted murals at the National Palace. He also restored Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City,[2] [3] where he painted two new murals.[1] He exhibited his work in Mexico and internationally.[2]

Orozco died of cancer on June 10, 2020, in Mexico City, at age 87.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antonio González, el último grande del muralismo . . 23 January 2010 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224183236/http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/453635.html . 24 February 2009 .
  2. News: Fallece el muralista Antonio González Orozco . June 11, 2020 . La Jornada . June 10, 2020.
  3. News: Torreon . Coach . Fallece el muralista mexicano, Antonio González Orozco, a los 87 años . June 11, 2020 . El Siglo de Torreón . June 10, 2020.