“Talking about art in Mexico without Rufino Tamayo is almost unthinkable. He bequeathed us not only a striking museum but a singular example of artistic independence: the painter who quietly refused the didactic certainties of the great muralists and, in doing so, reimagined what Mexican art could be.”
María Meléndez, Writer
From Indigenous orphan to internationally recognized artist, Rufino Tamayo forged his own style to become one of the most iconic Mexican artists of the 20th century.
Movie star, director and rumored to be the model for Hollywood’s Academy Award, Emilio u0022El Indiou0022 Fernández left a rich legacy in the cinema of Mexico, and indeed the world.
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