Artist

Miguel Covarrubias

Portrait of Miguel Covarrubias

Mexican, 1904–1957

Miguel Covarrubias was a Mexican artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Miguel Covarrubias was born in Mexico City.

Miguel Covarrubias, also known as José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud, was a Mexican painter, caricaturist, illustrator, ethnologist and art historian. Along with his American colleague Matthew W. Stirling, he was the co-discoverer of the Olmec civilization.

Collections represented

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