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Artists›Juan O'Gorman
Juan O'Gorman

Juan O'Gorman

Mexican, 1905–1982
WA-00028734
PrintmakingExpressionismStreet Art
Representation
None documented
7
Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
5
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Mexican Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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Latin American Architecture Since 1945
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1955–1956
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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954–1955
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Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947�1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
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The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1945–1946
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The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943
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Twentieth Century Portraits
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942–1943

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Source Registry (1)

About

Why this artist matters now

Juan O'Gorman was a Mexican architect and painter who pioneered the integration of monumental muralism with functionalist building design in mid-twentieth-century Mexico. Working across architecture, painting, and mosaic, he developed a distinctive visual language that merged pre-Columbian motifs with modernist forms, creating public structures that served as vessels for nationalist and social messaging. His practice bridged the Mexican muralist tradition and international modernism, establishing a model for socially engaged architectural practice that extended from the 1930s through the postwar period.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement
Expressionism
Medium
Printmaking
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Institutional

Museum Collections

Canonical record

Artworks (2)

Artwork sources (2)

2 published of 3 catalogued · 3 with image
  • MoMA
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  • Art Institute Chicago
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Record

Images

Flores Imaginarias (Imaginary Flowers) (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Flores Imaginarias (Imaginary Flowers) (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4
Movements2
ExpressionismStreet Art
Collections2
Museum of Modern ArtArt Institute of Chicago
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionMexican Art
New York · 1978
Group ExhibitionLatin American Architecture Since 1945
New York · 1955
Group ExhibitionXXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
New York · 1954
Group ExhibitionSummer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947�1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism
New York · 1953
Group ExhibitionThe Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
New York · 1945
Group ExhibitionThe Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
New York · 1943