BETA
Chapter 1
The birth of a revolution on walls
Chapter 2
Los Tres Grandes and their masterpieces
Chapter 3
Murals cross borders and change the world
YOUR GOAL
Master of Mexican muralism
Ch 3 · Murals cross borders and change the world
federico Mexican Muralism
From Mexico's walls, stories unfurl, Inspiring change across the whole world.
Fun Fact
Lenin in New York: Diego Rivera was paid $21,000 before his Rockefeller Center mural was destroyed for featuring Vladimir Lenin.
Glossary
muralism (noun)
An artistic movement that uses large-scale public wall paintings to share powerful social and political messages. It's how a simple wall becomes a border-crossing voice for the people.
An artistic movement that uses large-scale public wall paintings to share powerful social and political messages. It's how a simple wall becomes a border-crossing voice for the people.
Quiz
Which political figure's portrait caused the destruction of Diego Rivera's mural at the Rockefeller Center?
Quiz
Which 1932 Siqueiros mural in Los Angeles was whitewashed due to its critique of American imperialism?
Quiz
Who designed the iconic four-sided mosaic library facade at the UNAM campus in Mexico City?
Quiz
What material did Juan O'Gorman use to build the massive murals at the UNAM Central Library?
Quiz
What did Nelson Rockefeller's workers do to Diego Rivera's 'Man at the Crossroads' mural in February 1934?
Quiz
Which US government initiative in the 1930s was directly inspired by Mexican Muralism to hire unemployed artists?
Quiz
What is the name of the reconstructed mural Diego Rivera painted in Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes?