Jean CHARLOT (born February 8, 1898, Paris, France–died March 20, 1979, Honolulu, Hawaii, US)
Louis Henri Jean Charlot was a French-born muralist and painter who was known for his monumental frescoes showing influence of Mayan art. Charlot spent most of his life living and working in Mexico. Early on he shared a studio with Fernando Leal. Diego Rivera deemed Charlot to be "a fine painter who is doing important work." Charlot's fascination with Mayan art is evident in his bold use of color and in his reduction of living figures into elemental geometric shapes.