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.