Félix Parra


Félix Parra Hernández was a Mexican painter who worked as instructor of ornament drawing at the Academy of San Carlos. His works, and particularly his images of Indians, served as inspiration for muralists such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco.

Biography

Parra was born on 17 November 1845 in Valladolid and died on 9 February 1919 in Tacubaya.

Works