HISTORY OF MEXICO THROUGH

MURALS

Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco

We will look at the murals of Diego Rivera, Jose Orozco, and David Siqueiros.

With your shoulder partner find and describe 6 key (important) symbols or visual cues in each picture. Look for important objects. Examples:

dove, skull and crossbones, chains

Tenochtitlan MarketplaceDiego Rivera, 1933.

ConquestJose Clemente Orozco,

1939.

Colonial DominationDiego Rivera, 1933.

Fight for Liberty

Jose Clemente Orozco, 1939.

Juarez and the Fall of the EmpireJose Clemente Orozco, 1948.

RepressionDiego Rivera, 1933.

The Trench

Jose Clemente Orozco, 1927.

Land DistributionDiego Rivera, 1920’s.