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.
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]