José Chávez Morado was a Mexican artist who was associated with the Mexican muralism movement of the 20th century. His generation followed that of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Although Chávez Morado took classes in California and Mexico, he is considered to be mostly self-taught. He experimented with various materials, and was an early user of Italian mosaic in monumental works. His major works include murals at the Ciudad Universitaria, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes and Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City as well as frescos at the Alhóndiga de Granaditas in the city of Guanajuato that took twelve years to paint. From the 1940s on, he also worked as a cultural promoter, establishing a number of cultural institutions especially in his home state of Guanajuato including the Museo de Arte Olga Costa – José Chávez Morado, named after him and his wife, the artist Olga Costa.
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Works in Collection
24 works
"Judas" effigy (El Judas)
José Chávez Morado
1939
50,000 Meals Served (50,000 Cubiertos)
José Chávez Morado
1939
Ballad of the Street Cars (Corrido de los Tranvias)
José Chávez Morado
1939
City Night Life (Vida Nocturna de la Ciudad)
José Chávez Morado
1936
Construction
José Chávez Morado
1940
Fascism, 6th Lecture: Fascism in Latin America (El Fascis...
José Chávez Morado
1939
General Staff (Estado Mayor)
José Chávez Morado
1941
Giant Leaves (Hojas gigantes)
José Chávez Morado
1950
Guanajuato from AGPA 73: Pan American Graphic Arts (AGPA ...
José Chávez Morado
1973
Let's All Burn Judas! (¡Todos a tronar Judas!)
José Chávez Morado
1939
Love and Crime (El Amor y El Crimen) from the portfolio C...
José Chávez Morado
1936
Peasants (Campesinos)
José Chávez Morado
1938
Repose (Reposo)
José Chávez Morado
1939
The Carnival (La Feria Popular) from the portfolio City N...
José Chávez Morado
1936
The Coin Swallower (El Tragaquintos)
José Chávez Morado
1939
The Conspiracy (La Conspiracion) from the portfolio City ...
José Chávez Morado
1936
The Local Tent (La Carpa del Barrio) from the portfolio C...
José Chávez Morado
1936
The Skirmish (El Choque)
José Chávez Morado
1945
The Spanish War
José Chávez Morado
1937
The Theater Exit (La Salida del Teatro) from the portfoli...
José Chávez Morado
1936
The Three Dancers (Los tres danzantes)
José Chávez Morado
1940
Through Those Streets (Por esas Calles) from the portfoli...
José Chávez Morado
1936
Tragedy at Five O'Clock (Tragedia a la Cinco)
José Chávez Morado
1940
¡Todos a tronar Judas! A todos esos que se aprovechen del...
José Chávez Morado
1939
Exhibitions
7 exhibitionsMay 15, 1940 – Sep 30, 1940
Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art
53 artists · 2 curators
Mar 31, 1943 – Jun 06, 1943
The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
154 artists · 1 curator
Sep 08, 1954 – Nov 28, 1954
American Prints of the 20th Century
111 artists · 1 curator
Jul 01, 1971 – Sep 27, 1971
The Artist as Adversary
140 artists · 1 curator
Mar 16, 1978 – Jul 02, 1978
Mexican Art
25 artists · 2 curators
Mar 03, 1983 – May 15, 1983
Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
128 artists · 1 curator
May 29, 1986 – Sep 30, 1986
Naked/Nude
63 artists · 1 curator