Rufino Tamayo
Painting, Visual Artist
1899 – 1991
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Who was Rufino Tamayo?
Rufino Tamayo was a Mexican painter of Zapotec heritage, born in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. Tamayo was active in the mid-20th century in Mexico and New York, painting figurative abstraction with surrealist influences.
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- Born
- Aug 26, 1899
Oaxaca - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- Mexicans
- Zapotec peoples
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Profession
- Education
- Academy of San Carlos
- National School of Arts
(1917 - )
- Lived in
- Oaxaca
- Mexico City
- Paris
(1949 - ) - New York City
(1937 - 1949)
- Died
- Jun 24, 1991
Mexico City
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on July 23, 2013
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