Homenaje al Sol (tribute to the sun) The intention of this work was to honor the nomads and natives of the Northeast who considered the solo as a god.
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The famous Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo was fascinated by Mexico's indigenous civilizations and used his fortune to collect pre-Hispanic artifacts.
Rufino Tamayo
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Rufino Tamayo holding a guitar 1945, Photo by: Carl Van Vechten
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Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo
August 25, 1899
Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico
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| Died | June 24, 1991 (aged 91)
Mexico City, Mexico
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| Nationality | Mexican |
| Education | María Izquierdo, José Vasconcelos (National Archaeological Museum) |
| Known for | Painting and Drawing |
Notable work
| Children Playing with Fire, Lion and Horse, Animals ,The Window |
| Movement | Modernism |
| Spouse(s) | Olga Flores |
| Elected | Head of the Department of Ethnographic Drawings. |
| Website | http://www.rufinotamayo.org.mx/wp/ |
Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo (August 25, 1899 – June 24, 1991) was a Mexican painter of Zapotec heritage, born in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico.[1][2] Tamayo was active in the mid-20th century in Mexico and New York, painting figurativeabstraction[3][4] with surrealist influences.[1]
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If I could express with a single word what it is that distinguishes Tamayo from other painters, I would say without a moment's hesitation: Sun. For the sun is in all his pictures, whether we see it or not.
— Nobel Prize-winning poet Octavio Paz
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