Carlos Mérida, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carlos Mérida

Guatemalan artist

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1891

Place of Birth: Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 21-Dec-1984

Profession: artist, painter, sculptor

Nationality: Guatemala

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Carlos Mérida (December 2, 1891 – December 21, 1985) was a Guatemalan artist who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico.
He was part of the Mexican muralism movement in subject matter but less so in style, favoring a non-figurative and later geometric style rather than a figurative, narrative style.
Mérida is best known for canvas and mural work, the latter including elements such as glass and ceramic mosaic on major constructions in the 1950s and 1960s.
One of his major works, 4000m2 on the Benito Juarez housing complex, was completely destroyed with the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, but a monument to it exists at another complex in the south of the city.