Dr. Atl
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Gerardo Murillo Coronado, also known by his signature "Dr. Atl", was a Mexican painter, writer and intellectual. He is most famous for his works inspired by the Mexican landscape, particularly volcano
Gerardo Murillo pinta paisaje
Tomb of Gerardo Murillo at the Panteón de Dolores cemetery in Mexico City
Glass curtain depicting two volcanoes, Palacio de Bellas Artes
Works by Dr Atl at the Hacienda Santa Clara Study and Research Center in San Miguel Allende
Parícutin
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Parícutin is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of l
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…book, Cómo nace y crece un volcán, el Paricutín ("How a Volcano is Born and Grows – Paricutín"), he told of his experience of witnessing the eruption of Paricutín in 1943. He was injured while observing the eruption and his leg was amputated. Besides painting volcanic landscapes, he was considered an expert…
Parícutin in 1997
Parícutin from Las Cabañas
View of the volcano from the town of Angahuan