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1904 Mexico City, Mexico - 1957 Mexico City, Mexico. Known for: Book and magazine illustration, caricatures, and mural painting.
Mexican born Miguel Covarrubias was known for his painted murals, caricatures, illustrations and scholarly writings. He was born in the Bohemian section of Mexico City on November 22, 1904. The son... Read full biography
Mexican born Miguel Covarrubias was known for his painted murals, caricatures, illustrations and scholarly writings. He was born in the Bohemian section of Mexico City on November 22, 1904. The son of a civil engineer, Covarrubias dropped out of high school at the age of fourteen. He went to work... Read full biography
Mexican born Miguel Covarrubias was known for his painted murals, caricatures, illustrations and scholarly writings. He was born in the Bohemian section of Mexico City on November 22, 1904. The son of a civil engineer, Covarrubias dropped out of high school at the age of fourteen. He went to work for his father drawing maps and eventually became a self-taught artist. He moved to New York City in 1923, and soon after he gained recognition as an illustrator, stage designer and caricature artist.... Read full biography
Mexican born Miguel Covarrubias was known for his painted murals, caricatures, illustrations and scholarly writings. He was born in the Bohemian section of Mexico City on November 22, 1904. The son of a civil engineer, Covarrubias dropped out of high school at the age of fourteen. He went to work for his father drawing maps and eventually became a self-taught artist. He moved to New York City in 1923, and soon after he gained recognition as an illustrator, stage designer and caricature artist. He illustrated issues of Vogue, the New Yorker and was known for his Art Deco covers of Vanity Fair. During the 1920s he studied in Paris, France and later traveled to Bali with his wife Rose Rolanda. He became a well-known name in the art circle and... Read full biography
Mexican born Miguel Covarrubias was known for his painted murals, caricatures, illustrations and scholarly writings. He was born in the Bohemian section of Mexico City on November 22, 1904. The son of a civil engineer, Covarrubias dropped out of high school at the age of fourteen. He went to work for his father drawing maps and eventually became a self-taught artist. He moved to New York City in 1923, and soon after he gained recognition as an illustrator, stage designer and caricature artist. He illustrated issues of Vogue, the New Yorker and was known for his Art Deco covers of Vanity Fair. During the 1920s he studied in Paris, France and later traveled to Bali with his wife Rose Rolanda. He became a well-known name in the art circle and social scene in New York and was a good friend of Mexican painter Diego Ri... Read full biography
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Keywords (52)
Art Method
- •Book Illustration
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Magazine Illustration
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Casein
- •Charcoal
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Art Deco
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Caricatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •China
- •Cuba
- •Europe
- •Hawaiian Islands and/or South Seas, Tahiti, Bali
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Philippines
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Caricature Specialty
- •COLLIER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
- •Mural Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
- •THE NEW YORKER Magazine Illustration, Cartoon or Photography
- •VANITY FAIR Illustration and/or Photography
- •VOGUE Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Latin American
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, 1940
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago