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Mexican Electricians' Union. Portrait of the Bourgeoisie 1939 1940 Mural of the Electricians Union. Mexico City. Together with Mexican and Spanish artists.

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David Alfaro Siqueiros – Mexican socialist realist artist

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Siqueiros and his classmates (Siqueiros second row from bottom, fourth from left) and his brother Jesus (second from left)) Franco English College. Mexico City 1906 — Siqueiros and his classmates (Siqueiros second row from bottom, fourth from left) and his brother Jesus (second from left)) Franco English College. Mexico City 1906.

David Alfaro Siqueiros, born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros, was a Mexican socialist realist artist best known for his large public murals using the latest equipment, materials, and techniques. Along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, he was one of the most famous “Mexican muralists”. He was a member of the Mexican Communist Party, a Stalinist, and a supporter of the Soviet Union who led the unsuccessful assassination attempt on Leon Trotsky in May 1940.

Siqueiros, 1971, Hungary.

Date and place of birth: December 29, 1896, Ciénaga de Camargo, Mexico

Date and place of death: January 6, 1974, Cuernavaca, Mexico

Nationality: Mexico Period of activity: 20th century

Specialization: Painter, Graphic artist, Painter

Artistic style: Generation of Discontinuity, Muralism, Socialist realism

National Preparatory School (now St. Ildefonso College), Mexico City.

David Alfaro Siqueiros Portrait of the Bourgeoisie 1939 1940 Painting of the Electricians' Union. Mexico City. — Portrait of the Bourgeoisie 1939 1940 Painting of the Electricians’ Union. Mexico City.

David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican Electricians' Union. Portrait of the Bourgeoisie 1939 1940 Mural of the Electricians Union. Mexico City. Together with Mexican and Spanish artists. — Mexican Electricians’ Union. Portrait of the Bourgeoisie 1939 1940 Mural of the Electricians Union. Mexico City. Together with Mexican and Spanish artists.

David Alfaro Siqueiros Portrait of a Bourgeoisie in preparation for painting. — Portrait of a Bourgeoisie in preparation for painting.

David Alfaro Siqueiros David Alfaro Siqueiros playing baseball, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, 1948. — David Alfaro Siqueiros playing baseball, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, 1948.

David Alfaro Siqueiros Plastic study, 1933 Bicentennial Museum, Buenos Aires. — Plastic study, 1933 Bicentennial Museum, Buenos Aires.

David Alfaro Siqueiros John Pierpont Morgan, 1932. — John Pierpont Morgan, 1932.

David Alfaro Siqueiros Two murdered workers, Modern Portrait of Mexico, 1932. — Two murdered workers, Modern Portrait of Mexico, 1932.

David Alfaro Siqueiros Contemporary Portrait of Mexico, 1932. — Contemporary Portrait of Mexico, 1932.

David Alfaro Siqueiros Plutarco Elias Calles (Mexican general and politician, President of Mexico in 1924 1928) Modern Portrait of Mexico 1932. — Plutarco Elias Calles (Mexican general and politician, President of Mexico in 1924 1928) Modern Portrait of Mexico 1932.

David Alfaro Siqueiros “Tropical America, Oppressed and Tormented by the Imperialists” 1932 after restoration. Los Angeles. — “Tropical America, Oppressed and Tormented by the Imperialists” 1932 after restoration. Los Angeles.

May 1, 1936, New York, Farmer Labor Party wagon.

David Alfaro Siqueiros Siqueiros at the Experimental School, New York 1936 — Siqueiros at the Experimental School, New York 1936

Proletarian Mother 1931 249 x 180 cm oil on canvas.

Octavio Paz Library, Guadalajara. Cabinetmaker Juan Hernandez.

Labor and Revolution of 1910 Ciseiros, Amado de la Cueva. 1925 1926 Octavio Paz Library, Guadalajara

David Alfaro Siqueiros National Preparatory School (now St. Ildefonso College), Mexico City.2 — National Preparatory School (now St. Ildefonso College), Mexico City.2

David Alfaro Siqueiros Self portrait 1945 Pyroxylin on hardboard 91.5 x 121.6 cm. — Self portrait 1945 Pyroxylin on hardboard 91.5 x 121.6 cm.

Spirit of the West or Elements 1922, Encaustic. National Preparatory School (now College of San Ildefonso), Mexico City. Siqueiros's first monumental work. — Spirit of the West or Elements 1922, Encaustic. National Preparatory School (now College of San Ildefonso), Mexico City. Siqueiros’s first monumental work.