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Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna

1887 – 1978

Mexican artist, critic and historian

Art historian Painter University teacher

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About Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna

Lived 1887 – 1978 (aged 90–91). Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna was a Mexican art historian, painter and university teacher.

Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna (1887 – July 24, 1978) was a Mexican artist, art critic and art historian.

Crespo de la Serna taught at the Chouinard Art Institute around 1930. When José Clemente Orozco was commissioned to paint the Prometheus mural at Pomona College, he assisted him. He was a member of the Academia de Artes.

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Important facts

Born

1887, Mexico City

Birth century

19th century

Died

24 July 1978

Occupation

Art historian, painter, university teacher

Nationality

Mexico

People in Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

José Clemente Orozco

1883 – 1949

Painter

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna's

Alexander Graham Bell

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Mexican artist, critic and historian (1887-1978)

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Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna was born in 1887 in Mexico City.

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Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna died on 24 July 1978.

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Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna was an art historian, painter and university teacher.

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Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna was Mexican.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna

· Wikidata: Q1556056

· DBpedia: Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna

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