weighs almost three tons. This work was supposed to be painted by Siqueiros had he lived. Instead, Arenal and a team finished the work for Siqueiros, painting it in bright colors. Today, it has been converted into a museum. In 1977,he was named the director of the Siqueiros Workshop in Cuernavaca. Arenal Bastar died in 1985, leaving behind an unfinished sculpture of the director of the El Día newspaper. Loved Art Artistry Arenal was one of the most important defenders of the realism with a social/political character promoted by Mexican muralism. References 20th-century Mexican painters 20th-century Mexican male artists Mexican male painters Mexican engravers Mexican muralists Artists from Tabasco Artists from Mexico City 1900s births 1985 deaths 20th-century engravers 20th-century Mexican sculptors Federal Art Project artists 20th-century American printmakers