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One of Mexico's most important modern artists, Juan Soriano served as a link between the nationalist imagery of the Mexican muralists and the experimental vanguard of the 1950s and 1960s known as La Ruptura.
Juan Soriano was born in Guadalajara, son of veterans of the Mexican revolution. Something of a prodigy, he developed his distinctive style after moving to Mexico City when he was fifteen.
Institute of Fine Arts personnel compared Soriano with Mexican greats Diego Rivera, (showing 500 of 1580 characters). |
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