Cecil Crawford O'Gorman was an Irish immigrant to Mexico, born in 1874 to the first consul to Mexico from Britain, John O'Gorman. Originally Cecil was a mining engineer, but relocated to Mexico, married his cousin and fathered 4 children. One of the children, Juan O'Gorman, went on to become an architect. Cecil O'Gorman became a painter, at the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution, focusing on landscapes and portraiture. His work was exhibited many times and a solo show was dedicated to him after his death, at the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
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