José Clemente Orozco (born November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. Events 1499 - Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. In 1497 he invaded England claiming to be the... November 23, Events January January 16 - The United States Civil service, is passed January 19 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service (Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas Edison. February February 16 - Ladies Home Journal is published for the first time. February 23 - Alabama becomes the first... 1883, in Ciudad Guzmán, Other Mexican States Capital Guadalajara Other major cities Puerto Vallarta Ciudad Guzmán list of municipalities Area 80,386 km² Ranked 6th Population (2000 census) 6,321,280 Ranked 4th Governor (2001-07) Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña (PAN) Federal Deputies (19) PRI = 13 PAN = 6 Federal Senators PAN... Jalisco; died September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). There are 115 days remaining. Events 1191 - Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf - Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. 1539 - Guru Angad Dev ji became the second Guru of the Sikhs 1776 - Worlds first submarine... September 7, 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. Events January January 4 - RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 - February 22 - Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Nevada - winds of up to 72 mph... 1949, in Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. It geographically spans the Distrito Federal (D.F.) and part of the state of México to the north of the Federal District. Mexico City is the largest city in North America and... Mexico City) was a The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by... Mexican Social Realism is a term used to describe visual and other realistic arts depicting working class activities as heroic. Especially common in communist countries. Linked with and often confused with Socialist Realism, the official art style of the Soviet Union. The American painters Ben Shahn, Leon Bibel, the Australian painter... social realist For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. for a trade. See: decorator. In the fine arts, a painter is a person who creates paintings—two-dimensional artworks—by applying a coloured emulsion called paint to a flat... painter who specialized in bold A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. Murals of sorts date to prehistoric times such as the paintings on the Caves of Lascaux in southern France. There are many techniques. The most well known is probably fresco, which uses water soluble paints with... murals. Orozco was fond of the theme of the human versus the mechanical. He was also a genre painter and Lithography is a method for printing on a smooth surface, as well as a method of manufacturing semiconductor and MEMS devices. Printing The principle Lithography as a manual process is based on the repulsion of oil and water. The image is placed on the surface with an oil-based medium... lithographer. He studied in Mexico City at the The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by... San Carlos Academy. With Diego Rivera Diego Rivera ( December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), full name Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, was a Mexican painter and muralist, born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, of Jewish Converso heritage. Rivera... Diego Rivera, he was a leader of the Mexican renaissance.

With such Mexican artists as Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros (December 29, 1896 - January 6, 1974) was a Mexican painter and muralist. He was known for his social realist work, including many murals depicting Mexican history. Siqueiros (see-KAY-ros) was not just an extraordinary painter, but a polemicist, a theoretician of art, a politician and a... David Alfaro Siqueiros and Rufino Tamayo (August 26, 1899 - June 24, 1991) was a popular modern Mexican painter. He was a Zapotec Indian and was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. In his paintings, Tamayo expressed what he believed was the traditional Mexico and did not follow the more politically based paintings that many of his... Rufino Tamayo, he began to experiment with fresco painting on large walls. One of his most famous murals is The Epic of American Civilization at For other places called Dartmouth, see Dartmouth. Dartmouth College is a private university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1769, it is the ninth-oldest college in the United States. In addition to its liberal arts undergraduate program, Dartmouth has medical, engineering, and... Dartmouth College, State nickname: The Granite State Other U.S. States Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch Official languages English Area 24,239 km² (46th)  - Land 23,249 km²  - Water 814 km² (3.4%) Population ( 2000)  - Population 1,235,786 (41st)  ... New Hampshire, The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... USA. It was painted between 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. Events January-February January 3 - British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel January 8 - In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees January 12 - Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States... 1932 and 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-April January 1 - Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 - First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 - Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 - Einstein visits White House January 26 - The... 1934 and covers almost 300 m² (3200 square feet) in 24 panels. Another of his murals is to be found at the New School University is an institute of higher learning in New York City. Some 7,000 students are enrolled in graduate and undergraduate degree programs in social science, humanities, and public policy. The university was founded in 1919 as the New School for Social Research. Its founders included the historian... New School for Social Research, now known as the New School University is an institute of higher learning in New York City. Some 7,000 students are enrolled in graduate and undergraduate degree programs in social science, humanities, and public policy. The university was founded in 1919 as the New School for Social Research. Its founders included the historian... New School University.

His other works include Prometheus ( 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January-February January 6 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). January 27 - Miguel Primo de Rivera resigns January 30 - General Damaso Berenquer becomes the new prime minister of Spain February 18 - While studying... 1930), Zapata (1930), and Christ Destroying His Cross ( 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. Events January January 4 - End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Earl Warren. January 11 - The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China. January 11 - General Juanto dies in Argentina - Ramon... 1943).

External links

• MexConnect.com  (http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history/jtuck/jtorozco.html)

• The Epic of American Civilization, at Dartmouth.edu (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~hood/collections/orozco-murals.html)

• Prometheus, fresco mural; 20' x 28' 6", at ArtsCenecal.com (http://artscenecal.com/ArtistsFiles/OrozcoJC/OrozcoJCPics/OrozcoJC1.html)

• Zapata, Oil on canvas; 178.4 x 122.6 cm, at Abstract-Art.com (http://www.abstract-art.com/abstraction/l2_Grnfthrs_fldr/g006b_orozco_zapata.html)

• Christ Destroying his Cross, Oil on canvas; 36 5/8 x 511/8 in., at Humanities-interactive.org (http://www.humanities-interactive.org/splendors/ex048_21c.html)