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América Tropical: The Martyr Mural of Siqueiros (14x2)

Air date: Oct 11, 2023

Mexican social realist painter David Alfaro Siqueiros created Olvera Street’s popular “América Tropical” mural introducing an innovative and unprecedented technique to muralism that required revolutionary techniques and materials. “America Tropical” is considered the most studied, white-washed mural in the United States, and in fact has inspired many contemporary muralists working today.