Rufino Tamayo Museum Oaxaca, Pre-hispanic Art
Artist Rufino Tamayo collected ancient art from all over Mexico. He donated his collection in 1974 to
the City of Oaxaca.
Museo de Arte Pre-Hispánico Rufino Tamayo
Morelos, #503
Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Closed Tuesdays Hours 10-2, 4-7pm, Sunday 10AM-3PM Fee 34 Pesos
the City of Oaxaca.
Museo de Arte Pre-Hispánico Rufino Tamayo
Morelos, #503
Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
Closed Tuesdays Hours 10-2, 4-7pm, Sunday 10AM-3PM Fee 34 Pesos
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The Rufino Tamayo collection displays the artist's interest in ancient art and is a
comprehensive sample of Mexico's ancient art. The pieces came to the collection before the
era of organized archaeology from unsupervised digs and therefore have broad dates,
making the museum more a collection of art than a museum of archaeology.
comprehensive sample of Mexico's ancient art. The pieces came to the collection before the
era of organized archaeology from unsupervised digs and therefore have broad dates,
making the museum more a collection of art than a museum of archaeology.
Rufino Tamayo was born in Oaxaca in 1899 to Zapotec parents and studied art in Mexico
city as a young man. He studied the assembled artifacts in the Mexico City museums,
drawing them and developing his interest in ancient art. He left Mexico in 1937 and taught
art for ten years in New York City and then moved to Paris with his wife Olga in 1949
staying until 1959. He returned to Oaxaca and donated his collection of ancient art to the
city of Oaxaca in 1974 and also donated a collection of contemporary art to the country of
Mexico. He died in 1991 as one of Mexico's most celebrated modern artists.
city as a young man. He studied the assembled artifacts in the Mexico City museums,
drawing them and developing his interest in ancient art. He left Mexico in 1937 and taught
art for ten years in New York City and then moved to Paris with his wife Olga in 1949
staying until 1959. He returned to Oaxaca and donated his collection of ancient art to the
city of Oaxaca in 1974 and also donated a collection of contemporary art to the country of
Mexico. He died in 1991 as one of Mexico's most celebrated modern artists.
Early Classic, 1st to 3rd century AD( or
much older, see San Jose El Mogote)
much older, see San Jose El Mogote)
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The northern Rain God Tlaloc made an appearance in Oaxaca both before the classic period of
Monte Alban, (San Jose el Mogote), and after the abandonment of the city in 800 AD, but
during Monte Alban's reign, Cociyo was the dominant Rain God.
Monte Alban, (San Jose el Mogote), and after the abandonment of the city in 800 AD, but
during Monte Alban's reign, Cociyo was the dominant Rain God.
Tlaloc
Toltec Urn, God of Death, after 1100 AD
Teotihuacan Classic period
Huasatec Goddess of Fertility
Veracruz 300 AD
West Mexico, the Pacific Coast of Colima
Veracruz
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