Pedro Nel Gómez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Agudelo.
Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo
Self portrait, 1949 oil on canvas 95,5 x 72 cm
Born(1899-07-04)4 July 1899
Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia
Died6 June 1984(1984-06-06) (aged 84)
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Resting placeSan Pedro Cemetery Museum
Education
Alma materFaculty of Minas
Known forMuralism
MovementMexican Mural Movement
SpouseGiuliana Scalaberni (1927—1964)

Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo (4 July 1899–6 June 1984) was a Colombian engineer, painter, and sculptor, best known for his work as a muralist, and for starting, along with Santiago Martinez Delgado, the Colombian Muralist Movement, inspired by the Mexican movement that drew on nationalistic, social, and political messages as subjects.

One of Colombia's most prolific and prominent artists of his time, Gómez created 2,200 square meters of fresco murals in public buildings.

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