Ruined House — José Clemente Orozco

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Artist: José Clemente Orozco
Date: 1929
Medium: lithograph
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: Prints
Culture: Mexico, 20th century
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride

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José Clemente Orozco

José Clemente Orozco, one of Mexico's "Big Three" muralists, powerfully depicted human suffering and the complexities of the Mexican Revolution.

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