Juan O'Gorman

Juan O'Gorman (1905, 1982) was a Mexican architect and painter renowned for integrating muralism with modernist architecture, heavily influenced by Diego Rivera and the Mexican muralist movement. He is celebrated for designing the iconic mosaic-clad Central Library at UNAM in Mexico City, one of the most recognizable buildings in Latin America. His paintings, rich in symbolic detail and surrealist undertones, frequently depicted Mexican landscapes, history, and cultural identity.