Definition of Muralist

1. Noun. A painter of murals.

Generic synonyms: Painter
Specialized synonyms: Jose Clemente Orozco, Jose Orozco, Orozco, Diego Rivera, Rivera
Derivative terms: Mural

Definition of Muralist

1. Noun. An artist who paints murals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Muralist

1. a painter of murals [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Muralist

muraena
muraenas
muraenid
muraenids
murage
murages
mural
mural endocarditis
mural pregnancy
mural thrombosis
mural thrombus
muraled
muralism
muralist (current term)
muralistic
muralists
muralled
murally
murals
muramic
muramic acid
muramic acids
muramidase
muramoylpentapeptide carboxypeptidase
muramyl
muramyl dipeptide
muras
murataite

Literary usage of Muralist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"... splendid as were the later painters, especially the Venetians, the earlier painters were truer decorators ; and as muralist, pure and simple, ..."

2. Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"Since these American artworks draw their roots from the Mexican muralist tradition, and since so many of the students in the class were from Mexico, ..."

3. Italian Cities by Edwin Howland Blashfield (1902)
"... for in accounting the skill of the muralist, we must remember that the fresco painter does no handling, in the sense of loading to obtain texture, ..."

4. Italian Cities by Edwin Howland Blashfield (1902)
"... for in accounting the skill of the muralist, we must remember that the fresco painter does no handling, in the sense of loading to obtain texture, ..."

5. Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America by Kira Gale (2006)
"... is an internationally known muralist, whose work is on display throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. It is one of the world's largest single ..."

6. English Composition and Rhetoric by Alexander Bain (1890)
"In prescribing men's duties, the muralist.s of all ages have set up an ideal far beyond what can be attained ; the supposition being that this is necessary ..."

7. Panama Adventure Guide by Patricia Katzman (2004)
"William B. Van Ingen, artist and muralist for the Panama Canal These beautiful murals portray in graphic detail the heroic efforts that resulted in Panama ..."

8. Municipal Affairs by Reform Club (New York, N.Y.) (1901)
"... whose wild and picturesque setting does not make it a natural subject for the muralist, and whose import and effect on the growth and later life of the ..."

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