Murals of Mexico

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Murals of Mexico
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Murals, a form of painting on a wall or rock
surface, have a long and special history in
Mexico.
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• Some murals date back to 1000 B.C.
• Elaborate murals adorned the temples and sacred
  places in the cities. They told the stories of
  the gods and goddesses and showed important
  ceremonies and scenes from everyday life.

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• Centuries later, after the Mexican Revolution,
  during the 1920s and 1930s another muralist
  movement began.
• New artists used murals to educate the illiterate
  population of their history and culture.
• These murals can now be found throughout Mexico,
  on the walls of government buildings, and on
  structures in large cities.

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Muralist Diego Rivera in front of one of his
murals on a government building.
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Diego Rivera
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Diego Rivera
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Tenochtitlan Marketplace
Muralist Diego Rivera
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Conquest Muralist Jose Clemente Orozco
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Hidalgo Muralist Jose Clemente Orozco
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Juarez and the Fall of the Empire Muralist
Jose Clemente Orozco
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David Siqueiros
Revolution Against Porfirio Diaz
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The Trench Muralist Jose Clemente Orozco
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Murals of Modern Mexico and Mexican Culture in
America
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Modern Mexican American Murals
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• Your assignment
• Create a mural of your own life.
• Include significant events, images and pictures
  that will make it symbolic of your own personal
  culture and history.
• Make it colorful and meaningful.