José Clemente Orozco: Man of Fire
Preview: 10/07/2023 | 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco led a life filled with drama, adversity & triumph.
The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a life filled with drama, adversity and triumph, is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist.
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...
José Clemente Orozco: Man of Fire
Preview: 10/07/2023 | 40sVideo has Closed Captions
The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a life filled with drama, adversity and triumph, is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(music) - [Orozco] I offer this brief tale of my life.
There's nothing of special interest in it.
No famous exploits or heroic deeds.
No extraordinary or miraculous happenings.
Only the constant struggle of a Mexican painter to learn his trade and find opportunities to practice it.
(celestial music)
The history behind one of Orozco’s most iconic paintings
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“Hidalgo and National Independence" showcases Orozco's artistic intensity. (1m 50s)
Orozco’s paintings were destroyed by U.S. customs agents
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José Clemente Orozco left Mexico to seek artistic freedom in the United States. (1m 19s)
The spark that ignited Orozco’s interest in art making
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A young José Clemente Orozco was influenced by artist José Guadalupe Posada. (1m 25s)
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