Jorge González Camarena
Visual Artist
1908 – 1980
Who was Jorge González Camarena?
Jorge González Camarena was a prominent painter, muralist and sculptor . He is best known for his mural work, as part of the Mexican muralism movement, although his work is distinct from the main names associated with it. His major works include the mural on the main administration building of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies and a mural created for the Universidad de Concepción in Chile. He also created easel works, one of which, La Patria, was well known in Mexico as it was used on the cover of free textbooks from the 1960s into the 1970s. Recognitions for his work include the Premio Nacional de Arte, membership in the Academia de Artes and the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, grade Commendatore from the Italian government.
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- Born
- Mar 24, 1908
Guadalajara - Nationality
- Mexico
- Lived in
- Guadalajara
- Died
- May 24, 1980
Mexico City
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on July 23, 2013
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