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name: O'Gorman
vorname: Juan
wikidata-repräsentation: Q1378325
gnd-repräsentation: 122732022
biografische angaben: * in Coyoacán on July 6, 1905, † in México City on Jan 7, 1982. Brother of historian Edmundo O'Gorman (1906–1995). The two were sons of the painter and mining engineer Cecil Crawford O'Gorman (1874-1943), who arrived in Mexico from Ireland in 1895, and Encarnación O'Gorman. Cecil was the grandson of Charles O'Gorman, who in the 1820s was the first British consul to Mexico city. Juan O'Gorman graduated in 1927 in the school of architecture at Academia San Carlos. He entered the studio of Obregón, Tarditi & Villagrán García and later Obregón Santacilia. O'Gorman was one of the architects who worked on the reconstruction of Banco de México. In 1931 he frescoed the library of Azcapotzalco and in 1937 decorated and painted the murals of Mexico City's first airport. In 1940 he was engaged in the great mural of Gertrudis Bocanegra library, including scenes of Michoacán conquest, and the struggle for the independence from the Spanish rule. Juan O'Gorman's most important work was the painting of the Central Library in the campus of Universidad Autónoma. The works lasted from 1949 to 1953 and covered 4,000 square meters of historical scenes. Other important works include the Social Security Center, the International Bank in Reforma avenue, parks, theaters, museums, and private houses, most notably the painter Diego Rivera's "functional house." Juan O'Gorman incorporated Mexican culture, history, and environment in his works. He studied the styles of Le Corbusier and Villagrán, and as a muralist he was a member of the group formed by Diego Rivera, Clemente Orozco, Pablo O'Higgins, and Rufino Tamayo.