Painter
José Clemente Orozco
The bleakest of the Mexican muralists, who lost a hand to a fireworks accident and painted revolution without any of the romance.
José Clemente Orozco was a Mexican painter. He specialized in political murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance, together with fellow artists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, among others. Orozco was the most complex of the Mexican muralists, his work does have a leftist ideological conotation, but less than the Marxists Rivera and Siqueiros. Mostly influenced by Symbolism, he was also a genre painter and lithographer. Between 1922 and 1948, Orozco painted murals in Mexico City; Orizaba; Claremont, California; New York City; Hanover, New Hampshire; Guadalajara, Jalisco; and Jiquilpan, Michoacán.
- Born
- 1883-11-23, Zapotlan el Grande, MexicoA Friday
- Died
- 1949-09-07, Mexico City, MexicoA Wednesday, aged 65
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1883-11-23, Zapotlan el Grande, Mexico · time unknown, noon chart
America/Mexico_Citythe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 1°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 26°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 29°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 17°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 17°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 4°32′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 7°05′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Virgo | 27°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 19°21′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 0°12′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1949-09-07, Mexico City, Mexico · time unknown, noon chart
America/Mexico_Citythe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 14°45′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 18°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 11°38′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 21°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 0°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 22°31′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 10°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 4°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 13°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 17°03′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment José Clemente Orozco was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
