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Rufino Tamayo | |
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 Tamayo in 1945, photo by Carl Van Vechten | |
| Born | Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo 25 August 1899 Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico |
| Died | 24 June 1991 (aged 91) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | María Izquierdo, José Vasconcelos (National Archaeological Museum) |
| Known for | Painting and drawing |
| Movement | Modernism |
| Spouse | Olga Flores |
| Elected | Head of the Department of Ethnographic Drawings, Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Website | www.rufinotamayo.org.mx/wp |
Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo (August 25, 1899 – June 24, 1991) was a Mexican painter of Zapotec heritage, born in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico.[1][2] Tamayo was active in the mid-20th century in Mexico and New York, painting figurative abstraction[3][4] with surrealist influences.[1]
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- ^ Carlos Suarez De Jesus (2007). "Mexican Master". The Miami New Times. Retrieved October 1, 2007.
- ^ The Adani Gallery (2007). "Rufino Tamayo". The Adani Gallery. Retrieved October 1, 2007.