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David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros, December 29, 1896, in Chihuahua – January 6, 1974, in Cuernavaca, Morelos) was a Mexican social realist painter, better known for his large murals in fresco.
- Mexican
- December 29, 1896
- Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
- January 6, 1974
David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros; December 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, best known for his large public murals using the latest in equipment, materials and technique.
Los tres grandes crafted epic murals on the walls of highly visible, public buildings using techniques like fresco, encaustic , mosaic, and sculpture-painting.
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Summary of David Alfaro Siqueiros. Siqueiros was the youngest of "los tres grandes" (three greats) of Mexican muralism, along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. He was also the most radical of the three in his technique, composition and political ideology.
- Mexican
- December 29, 1896
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- January 6, 1974
Dec 6, 2023 · David Alfaro Siqueiros, Torment and Apotheosis of Cuauhtémoc (detail), 1950–51 ( Museum of the Palace of Fine Arts) In Torment and Apotheosis of Cuauhtémoc, 1950–51, another mural at the Museum of the Palace of Fine Arts, Siqueiros explores the violent period of the Conquest.
David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros; December 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, best known for his large public murals using the latest in equipment, materials and technique.
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David Alfaro Siqueiros was a Mexican painter and muralist whose art reflected his Marxist political ideology. He was one of the three founders of the modern school of Mexican mural painting (along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco). A political activist since his youth, Siqueiros studied.