Tamayo Magnet

• Size: 2" x 3"

Mexican American artist Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991) is best known for his boldly-colored, semi-abstract paintings. The exhibition “Tamayo: The New York Years” was the first to focus on Tamayo's work during his time in New York City, where he lived from the late 1920s to 1949, at a time of unparalleled transatlantic cross-cultural exchange.

Rufino Tamayo, Carnival [Carnaval], 1936, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, museum purchase through the Lusita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, © Tamayo heirs / Mexico / licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.  Photo by Greg Page / Page One Studio