Artist

Saturnino Herrán Guinchard

1887–1918 · born in Aguascalientes City · died in Mexico City

Saturnino Herrán was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 1887, and moved to Mexico City to study art. He painted Mexican workers, Indigenous people and traditions in a bold, strong style. He helped inspire later Mexican muralists. He died in 1918 at only 31.