Travel & Experiences
Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo was a muralist, graphic artist, painter and art collector.
April 21, 2014
World & Nation
Mexico’s most famous living painter, Rufino Tamayo, is having his first exhibition in the Soviet Union, the government news agency Notimex said Saturday.
Aug. 27, 1989
San Diego: Mexican artist Tamayo’s brilliance coming to La Jolla
A major exhibition in two of Mexico’s most prominent museums is honoring “70 years of creativity” from Mexico’s best-known living artist, Rufino Tamayo.
Feb. 9, 1988
Entertainment & Arts
At age 88, Rufino Tamayo continues exploring the special and symbolic grounds of the imagination through his mysteriously magical paintings, lithographs and “mixografias.”
Jan. 24, 1988
In 1921, Rufino Tamayo got a job as head of the ethnographic department at the National Museum of Archaeology in Mexico City.
June 25, 1991
Artist Rufino Tamayo, who gained international fame for incorporating the bright colors and motifs of Mexican folk art into distinctly modern works, died Monday at a Mexico City hospital.
Rufino Tamayo reached into pre-Columbian tradition and emerged with a vivid, highly personal style.
Feb. 24, 2005
A Rufino Tamayo abstract painting found on a street is being auctioned by Sotheby’s. The price for the work could reach $1 million.
Oct. 24, 2007
Christopher Knight did not mention the cultural influences of Rufino Tamayo’s Zapotec roots in “The Modern Ancient” (Calendar, June 25).
July 13, 1991