Felix Parra - Artist Info

About Felix Parra

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Felix Parra Hernandez
  • Biography

    Félix Parra Hernández (17 November 1845 – 9 February 1919) was a Mexican painter who worked as instructor of ornament drawing at the Academy of San Carlos.

    His works, and particularly his images of Indians, served as inspiration for muralists such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco.
    Parra was born on 17 November 1845 in Valladolid (nowadays Morelia, Michoacán) and died on 9 February 1919 in Tacubaya.

    Source:
    Wikipedia, 2020



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