Rufino Tamayo

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Rufino Tamayo was a renowned Mexican painter and printmaker known for blending European modernism with Mexican folk themes and vivid color.

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Label Occurrences
Rufino Tamayo canonical 8
Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
modern artist
painter
printmaker
awardReceived Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor
National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico)
citizenship Mexico
countryOfBirth Mexico
countryOfDeath Mexico
dateOfBirth 1899-08-26
dateOfDeath 1991-06-24
educatedAt Academy of San Carlos
surface form: Academia de San Carlos

UNAM Faculty of Arts and Design
surface form: Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas
field graphic arts
painting
printmaking
founded Museo Tamayo
surface form: Museo Rufino Tamayo
fullName Rufino Tamayo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo
genre abstract art
figurative art
hasWorkInCollection Museo Tamayo
surface form: Museo Rufino Tamayo

Museum of Modern Art (Mexico City)
surface form: Museo de Arte Moderno (Mexico City)

Museum of Modern Art
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
influenced Latin American artists
Mexican modern painters
influencedBy European modernism
Mexican folk art
pre-Columbian art
knownFor innovative use of color and texture
rejection of overt political themes in favor of universal subjects
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
movement Mexican modern art
Modernism
nationality Mexican
notableFor blending European modernism with Mexican folk themes
use of vivid color
notableWork Animals
Duality
Man Contemplating the Firmament
The Watermelon Eater
Women of Tehuantepec
occupation art teacher
muralist
painter
printmaker
placeOfBirth City of Oaxaca de Juárez
surface form: Oaxaca de Juárez
placeOfDeath Mexico City
spouse Olga Flores Rivas
workLocation Mexico City
New York City
Paris

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Museo Tamayo founder Rufino Tamayo
Museo Tamayo namedAfter Rufino Tamayo
Helen Frankenthaler studiedUnder Rufino Tamayo
Mexican muralism hasPart Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo fullName Rufino Tamayo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo
MAM notableArtistInCollection Rufino Tamayo