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Miguel Covarrubias
Born
José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud

(1904-11-22)22 November 1904
Mexico City, Mexico
Died4 February 1957(1957-02-04) (aged 52)
Known forPainter, caricaturist, illustrator, ethnologist, art historian
Spouse(s)
Rosa Rolando
(m. 1930; sep. 1952)

Rocío Sagaón (m. circa 1952)
Covarrubias's caricature of himself as an Olmec

Miguel Covarrubias, also known as José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud (22 November 1904 — 4 February 1957) 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.[1]

  1. ^ Coe, Michael D. "Covarrubias, Miguel." In Davíd Carrasco (ed).The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures. : Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 9780195188431

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