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American Masters Season 21 Episode 7“Orozco: Man of Fire”

PBS · S21E7 · Aired September 19, 2007 · 90 min

The life of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), a life filled with drama, adversity and triumph, is one of the great stories of the modern era. Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist.

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American Masters season 21 episodes

Novel Reflections on the American Dream Apr 4, 2007
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built May 2, 2007
Les Paul: Chasing Sound Jul 11, 2007
David Hockney: The Colors of Music Jul 18, 2007
John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature Jul 25, 2007
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends Sep 12, 2007
Orozco: Man of Fire Sep 19, 2007
Good Ol' Charles Schulz Oct 29, 2007
Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character Nov 5, 2007