Title: Mexican muralism - Wikipedia
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Mexican muralism
Contents
Antecedents
Mural movement
After the mural project at the National Preparatory High School
Artistry
Los Tres Grandes (The Three Great Ones)
El Cuarto Grande (The Fourth Great One)
" Nacimiento de Nuestra Nacionalidad " (The Birth of Our Nationality)
Revolutionary artistry
Political expression
Influence
Women of Mexican muralism
Aurora Reyes Flores, first woman muralist
Elena Huerta Muzquiz, artist of the biggest mural created by a woman in Mexico
Rina Lazo, Rivera's assistant for 10 years until his death, his "right hand"
See also
Further reading
References
External links

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Mexican muralism
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20th century art movement in Mexico
Mural by Diego Rivera showing the pre-Columbian Aztec city of Tenochtitlán. In the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City. Mexican muralism was the promotion of mural painting starting in the 1920s, generally with social and political messages as part of efforts to reunify the country under the post- Mexican Revolution government. It was headed by "the big three" painters, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. From the 1920s to the 1970s many murals with nationalistic, social and political messages were created on public buildings, starting a tradition which continues to this day in Mexico and has had impact in other parts of the Americas, including the United States, where it served as inspiration for the Chicano art movement . Contents
1 Antecedents
2 Mural movement
2.1 After the mural project at the National Preparatory High School
3 Artistry
4 Los Tres Grandes (The Three Great Ones)
5 El Cuarto Grande (The Fourth Great One)[21]
5.1 "Nacimiento de Nuestra Nacionalidad" (The Birth of Our Nationality)
5.2 Revolutionary artistry
5.3 Political expression
6 Influence
7 Women of Mexican muralism
7.1 Aurora Reyes Flores, first woman muralist[34]
7.2 Elena Huerta Muzquiz, artist of the biggest mural created by a woman in Mexico
7.3 Rina Lazo, Rivera's assistant for 10 years until his death, his "right hand"
8 See also
9 Further reading
10 References
11 External links
Antecedents
Mural from Bonampak
Mexico has had a tradition of painting murals, starting with the Olmec civilization in the pre Hispanic period and into the colonial period, with murals mostly painted to evangelize and reinforce Christian doctrine. The modern mural tradition has its roots in the 19th century, with this use of political and social themes. The first Mexican mural painter to use philosophical themes in his work was Juan Cordero in the mid-19th century. Although he did mostly work with religious themes such as the cupola of the Santa Teresa Church and other churches, he painted a secular mural at the request of Gabino Barreda at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (since disappeared). 1903 broadsheet by José Guadalupe Posada
The latter 19th century was dominated politically by the Porfirio Díaz regime.