Carlos Santiago Mérida

Guatemalan artist (1891-1984)
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Carlos Santiago Mérida

Summary

Carlos Santiago Mérida is a human[1]. Born in Guatemala City[2], he… he was born on December 2, 1891[3]. He passed away in Mexico City[4]. He died on December 21, 1984[5]. He worked as a painter[6], sculptor[7], lithographer[8], printmaker[9], and graphic artist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's place of birth was Guatemala City[2].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida passed away in Mexico City[4].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida was born on December 2, 1891[3].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida died on December 21, 1984[5].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida held citizenship in Guatemala[12].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's professions included painter[6].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida worked as a sculptor[7].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida worked as a lithographer[8].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's professions included printmaker[9].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's professions included graphic artist[10].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's professions included visual artist[13].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's field of work was painting[14].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's field of work was art of sculpture[15].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's field of work was engraving process[16].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's field of work was mural[17].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's field of work was art pottery[18].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's field of work was book illustration[19].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida is recorded as male[20].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida is associated with the cubism movement[22].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's Commons category is recorded as Carlos Mérida[23].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's given name is recorded as Carlos[24].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[25].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's different from is recorded as Carlos Mérida[26].
  • Carlos Santiago Mérida's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[27].

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Origins and Family

Carlos Santiago Mérida's place of birth was Guatemala City[2]. He was born on December 2, 1891[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], sculptor[7], lithographer[8], printmaker[9], graphic artist[10], and visual artist[13]. Fields of work include painting[14], a method[28]; art of sculpture[15], a type of arts[29]; engraving process[16], an artistic technique[30]; mural[17], a form of art[31]; art pottery[18]; and book illustration[19], a genre[32].

Death and Burial

Carlos Santiago Mérida died on December 21, 1984[5]. He died in Mexico City[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Carlos Santiago Mérida include Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida"[33], a museum of modern art[34], in Guatemala[35], founded in 1934[36].

Why It Matters

Carlos Santiago Mérida ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for him include Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida"[33], a museum of modern art[34], in Guatemala[35], founded in 1934[36].

FAQs

Where was Carlos Santiago Mérida born?

Carlos Santiago Mérida was born in Guatemala City[2].

Where did Carlos Santiago Mérida die?

Carlos Santiago Mérida died in Mexico City[4].

What did Carlos Santiago Mérida do for work?

Carlos Santiago Mérida worked as painter[6], sculptor[7], lithographer[8], printmaker[9], and graphic artist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-carlos-merida
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-carlos-merida, Add described at URL (P973) to sourced Solis Prints artist page; language English (P407)"
  2. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Movement cubism
    Place of death Mexico City
    Has works in the collection San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago +13
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9984]]: 981061089254306706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257590|batch #257590]]"
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