The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory featured course:
ARTH 397A—Special Topic: Mexican Muralism
2019 Winter Term 1 (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 9:30–11:00), with Dr. Michelle McGeough
The Mexican Muralist movement emerged in the 1920s following the Mexican Revolution. The political and social messages contained in these government-sponsored public art projects were inspired by the idealism of the Revolution, which emphasized Mexico’s indigenous culture and history. In this course, we will examine the development of the Mexican muralist movement and the works of artists such as Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Jose Clemente Orozco. We will also briefly investigate the influence of the muralist movement on contemporary artistic production in the United States and Canada.
ARTH 397A counts toward Faculty of Arts upper-level credit, either as general elective or toward the Art History or Visual Art major and minor. No prerequisite.
Banner image: Diego Rivera, History of Mexico (mural, 1929–1930, 1935)
