Grief ( Mural Study)

Title: Grief ( Mural Study)
Creator: Orozco, José Clemente
(1883-1949)
Date: 1929 C.E.
Description: José Orozco used lithograph for his commission because it showed and shared the imagery more widely. The mural focuses on the grief, the artist wants to focus on the aspect of universal emotions. He believes in the creation of a special bond for the audience. For this commission, it focuses on the emotion of grief. As one looks at the commission, the signature of the grief is the hand cupping the face. The hiding of the face can be an idea of shame, hiding, or embarrassment.
Format: Lithograph.
Image: 30.2 x 35.1 cm (11 7/8 x 13 13/16 in.)
Publisher: The Cleveland Museum.
Contributor: Adrianna Sharp
Identifier: The Cleveland Museum. 1930.243
Subject: Man; holding hands; black background; no face; self- portrait.
Source: Jpg File. The Cleveland Museum. https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1930.243