For Orozco the great figures of what he called “The American Idea” were the enslaved Indian and peon, the conquerors like Cortez, the revolutionists Zapata and Padre Miguel Hidalgo.

A painting by Domingo Zapata sold for more than $1 million in St. Barts, outpricing even Leonardo DiCaprio’s bids on the piece. Zapata’s artwork “Mona Lisa Bull Fighter” went for 900,000 ...

Controversial Zapata painting will stay on display in Mexico . Dec. 12, 2019 at 8:57 am Updated Dec. 12, 2019 at 1:19 pm . By . The Associated Press. The Associated Press.

Orozco’s paintings were destroyed by U.S. customs agents. Video has Closed Captions CC. Clip: 10/7/2023 | 1m 19s | José Clemente Orozco left Mexico to seek artistic freedom in the United States ...