Siqueiros, David Alfaro

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Dates:
Birth 1896-12-29
Death 1974-01-06
Mexicans,
Spanish; Castilian, English,

Biographical notes:

David Alfaro Siqueiros was a leading member of the Mexican muralist movement and a technical innovator of fresco and wall painting. His ideological differences with Diego Rivera attracted much attention in the 1930s.

From the description of David Alfaro Siqueiros papers, 1920-1991, bulk 1930-1936. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80149112

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Subjects:

  • Art
  • Art, Mexican
  • Communism and art
  • Mural painting and decoration
  • Mural painting and decoration, Mexican
  • Painting

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Mexico (as recorded)
  • California--Los Angeles (as recorded)

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