Becoming Pablo O'Higgins How an Anglo-American Artist from Utah Became a Mexican Muralist |
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| Author:
| Vogel, Susan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-930074-21-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | Pince-Nez Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
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BECOMING PABLO O¿HIGGINS tells the intriguing story of how a blond-haired, blue-eyed Presbyterian from Salt Lake City, Utah, became a celebrated Mexican muralist. Born Paul Higgins in 1904, O'Higgins traveled to Mexico City in 1924 to see the mural renaissance involving Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. He became an assistant to Diego Rivera, working with him on three of his most important murals. O'Higgins co-founded one of the world's most famous...
More DescriptionBECOMING PABLO O¿HIGGINS tells the intriguing story of how a blond-haired, blue-eyed Presbyterian from Salt Lake City, Utah, became a celebrated Mexican muralist. Born Paul Higgins in 1904, O'Higgins traveled to Mexico City in 1924 to see the mural renaissance involving Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. He became an assistant to Diego Rivera, working with him on three of his most important murals. O'Higgins co-founded one of the world's most famous political graphic art workshops. O'Higgins lived in Mexico for the rest of his life but retained his U.S. citizenship until 1962, enabling him to produce murals and political graphic art in both the U.S. and Mexico.