Carlos Mérida Biography

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NAME: Carlos Mérida
OCCUPATION: Painter
BIRTH DATE: December 02, 1891
DEATH DATE: December 22, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH: Guatemala City, Guatemala
PLACE OF DEATH: Mexico City, Mexico

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Guatemalan muralist Carlos Mérida created work inspired by the social revolution in Mexico. An earthquake destroyed his mosaic murals in Mexico City in 1985.

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Carlos Mérida was born on December 2, 1891, in Guatemala. From 1910 to 1914, Mérida traveled in Europe studying art and mixing with avant-garde artists. He returned to Guatemala in 1914 and had his first one-man show. Inspired by the revolution in Mexico, Mérida traveled there are became involved in the country’s mural-painting renaissance where he created many of his best works. He died in 1984.

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