Miguel Covarrubias was born in the Bohemian section of Mexico City on November 22, 1904. The son of a civil engineer, He went to work for his father drawing maps and eventually became a self-taught artist. He moved to New York City in 1923, and soon after he gained recognition as an illustrator, stage designer and caricature artist. He illustrated issues of Vogue, the New Yorker and was known for his Art Deco covers of Vanity Fair. During the 1920s he studied in Paris, France and later traveled to Bali with his wife Rose Rolanda. He became a well-known name in the art circle and social scene in New York and was a good friend of Mexican painter Diego Rivera. He used curvaceous lines and was a master of color technique using gouache opaque watercolor. He painted six murals for the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco in 1939. Over his career Covarrubias has made a great contribution to art through his drawings and writings, educating people about Mexican and Pacific Rim culture and art. Poster measures 37" x 27"