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Muralist| In Mexican art, one of a group of mural painters active mainly in and around Mexico City in the early 20th century. The principal Muralists were Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Considered to be Social Realists, and working during a time of political unrest, they used bright bold colours and dramatic forms to tell stories of struggle and celebrate the rise of the people. The term Muralist may also be applied to artists employed to paint murals for the US government's Federal Art Project, such as Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry. |
| Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros also painted in the USA, sometimes creating murals alongside Benton and Curry. The works of both the Mexican and US Muralists form a lively commentary on contemporary social issues and modern living. Examples remain in public offices and universities in Mexico and across the USA. |
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20th-century artGuston, PhilipHarlem RenaissanceKahlo, FridaKeats, Ezra JackModotti, TinaMowbray, Henrymural paintingOrozco, José ClementePollock, JacksonRivera, DiegoSiqueiros, David Alfarosocial realismTamayo, RufinoWyeth, N C | Harrison moves to Virginia in the US to join a military school, but fate brings him back to Mexico and his life takes a turn when he joins the household of the famous muralist Diego Rivera, his young wife Frida Kahlo and exiled Bolshevik leader Lev Trotsky. 1936) was a pre-eminent muralist in the US, painting the ceilings of state capitols, courthouses, banks, hotels, churches, libraries, and residences in the Northeast and Midwest. com Edwin Holwand Blashfield (1848-1936) was an acclaimed artist and master mural painter whose work enhanced public buildings and whose working career produced a legacy that has inspired the efforts of his peers and subsequent generations of muralists. |
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