Jean Charlot | Champion of the Everyday

Charlot is known for his prolific output across several mediums, including murals, original prints, oil paintings, illustrations and scholarly articles. He played a key role in the Mexican Mural Renaissance alongside Diego Rivera , Pablo O’Higgins and José Clemente Orozco. Charlot is credited with completing the movement’s first mural in true fresco. He is also known as a contributor to the popularity of lithography in Mexico and for drawing attention to mesoamerican and Hawaiian art and culture. His works are collected by many major institutions and his murals are preserved internationally. The Jean Charlot Collection is held by the University of Hawaii.