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muralist, n.|ˈmjʊərəlɪst|
[f. mural n. + -ist.]
A painter of murals; spec. a member of a Mexican school of mural painting that flourished in the first half of the 20th cent.
1902P. King Amer. Mural Painting vii. 144 This..will be the final impression, when Mr. Sargent has put his name to the last canvas..—brilliant modern brother, as he is, of the muralists of old. 1933Nation 24 May 596 None of the great muralists of the past seem to have known this rule. 1937Mexican Art Series v. 1, Diego Rivera, the great Mexican muralist, painted the frescoes in the ancient Cortez Palace, in Cuernavaca, Marelos, in 1930. 1941M. Helm Modern Mexican Painters 198 Even the muralists..have not been coherently related by any really persuasive identity of object. 1957Encycl. Brit. XV. 970/1 Among the foremost Greek muralists were Zeuxis (late 5th century b.c.), Polygnotus.., and Apelles. 1960A. M. Reed Mexican Muralists 15/2 Another great stimulus for the incipient muralists was the open-air art schools founded by Alfredo Ramos Martinez..in 1913. 1974Times 8 Jan. 14/6 Siqueiros, the Mexican muralist, died on Sunday. 1979L. Edel Bloomsbury 249 Both found themselves presently in great demand beyond Bloomsbury as muralists and decorators. 1986N.Z. Herald 7 Feb. iv.1/1 Muralist, glass artist, photographer, [etc.]... The choices of the art student have broadened from the traditional painting and sculpture to a wide range of occupations. |