David Alfaro Siqueiros

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David Alfaro Siqueiros was a prominent Mexican painter and muralist, known as one of the leading figures of the Mexican muralism movement alongside Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco.

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instanceOf human
muralist
painter
political activist
alsoKnownAs David Alfaro Siqueiros
awardReceived Lenin Peace Prize
National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico)
birthDate 1896-12-29
birthPlace Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
burialPlace Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres, Mexico City
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
countryOfCitizenship Mexico
deathDate 1974-01-06
deathPlace Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
linked to: Cuernavaca
educatedAt Academia de San Carlos
employer Mexican government
Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
familyName Alfaro Siqueiros
fieldOfWork easel painting
mural painting
political art
fullName José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros
genre history painting
mural
political art
revolutionary art
givenName José de Jesús
hasWorkInCollection Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museo Nacional de Historia (Chapultepec Castle)
Museo Soumaya
Museo de Arte Moderno (Mexico City)
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Palacio de Bellas Artes
influenced Chicano mural movement
Latin American political art
Mexican muralism
influencedBy European avant-garde art
Italian Renaissance fresco painting
Mexican Revolution
languageSpoken Spanish
memberOf Mexican Communist Party
militaryRank captain
movement Mexican School of Painting
linked to: Mexican muralism

Mexican muralism
Social realism
nationality Mexican
notableStudent Arnold Belkin
Rina Lazo
notableWork América Tropical (Los Angeles mural)
Cuauhtémoc contra el mito
Death to the Invader
Del porfirismo a la Revolución
Echo of a Scream
For a Complete Social Security of All Mexicans
Mural at the Mexican Electricians’ Union
Mural at the National Preparatory School (Escuela Nacional Preparatoria)
New Democracy
Portrait of the Bourgeoisie
The Call to Freedom of America
The March of Humanity
The March of Humanity on Earth and Toward the Cosmos
The Myth of the People
The New Democracy (Palacio de Bellas Artes mural)
The People in Arms
The People in Arms (Chapultepec Castle)
linked to: Chapultepec Castle

The People to the University, the University to the People
The Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros murals
The Revolution (mural at the National History Museum, Chapultepec Castle)
The Revolution Against the Dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz
The Torment of Cuauhtémoc
The Victims of Fascism
The Victims of War
occupation muralist
painter
politician
soldier
union organizer
participantIn Mexican Revolution
Spanish Civil War
politicalIdeology Marxism
communism
residence Cuernavaca
Mexico City
servedIn Constitutionalist Army (Mexico)
spouse Angélica Arenal
Gloria Campobello
Graciela Amador
usedMaterial cement
fiberglass
pyroxylin paint
usedTechnique airbrush
industrial paints
polyangular perspective
spray gun
workLocation Buenos Aires
Los Angeles
Mexico City
New York City

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Soumaya Museum collectionIncludesWorksBy David Alfaro Siqueiros
San Ildefonso College hasMuralsBy David Alfaro Siqueiros
Mexican muralism hasPart David Alfaro Siqueiros
José Clemente Orozco hasColleague David Alfaro Siqueiros
Orozco murals associatedArtist David Alfaro Siqueiros
David Alfaro Siqueiros fullName José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros
linked to: David Alfaro Siqueiros
David Alfaro Siqueiros familyName Alfaro Siqueiros
linked to: David Alfaro Siqueiros
David Alfaro Siqueiros alsoKnownAs David Alfaro Siqueiros
MAM notableArtistInCollection David Alfaro Siqueiros
Fernando Leal collaboratedWith David Alfaro Siqueiros