Miguel Covarrubias
1902 - 1957
Mexican born Miguel Covarrubias was known for his painted
murals, caricatures, illustrations and scholarly writings.
He was born in the Bohemian section of Mexico City on
November 22, 1902. The son of a civil engineer, Covarrubias
dropped out of high school at the age of fourteen. He went
to work for his father drawing maps and eventually became
a self-taught artist.