Title: Purpose of Murals | Our Pastimes
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Purpose of Murals
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The Wall of Respect
Walker's "Peace and Salvation, Wall of Understanding "
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Purpose of Murals
By: Contributing Writer Updated September 15, 2017
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By: Contributing Writer Updated September 15, 2017
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The idea of "art for the people" inspired a public mural movement in Mexico, which spread throughout the United States, Europe and Central and South America. Public murals usually intend to make a political or cultural statement through art. Often the intent is to instill pride in local people about their culture and heritage. Artists
Public murals are painted on walls by teams of untrained workers from the neighborhood under the direction of an artist, or they are created by a single artist with the backing of local citizens. By their nature, some murals are created without neighborhood sanction because they are designed to shock or surprise with their message. Mural Movement
The mural movement in the United States began in 1967 with William Walker and a group of African-American artists in Chicago. Walker and his group emulated the political and cultural murals painted in the 1920s by Orozco and other Mexican artists. The Wall of Respect
Walker and his team covered the wall of a Chicago building with a painting called "The Wall of Respect," using a theme of the accomplishments of black leaders in all fields.