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Pintura Mural en los Centros de Educación en México.
México, Secretaría de Educación Pública, 2003, 263,(i)p b/w and color plates, bibl/hem., chron., indice, illus. endapapers, color pict. d.j. 31 cm ISBN: 970-741-039-6. LIMITED EDITION OF 1100. Noted art historians present various studies on the relationship between members of Mexican muralist movement and the Post-Revolution socialist ideals in education that promoted the practice of decorating public school walls stating the importance visual elements have in learning. The book is full of anecdotes on the sometime difficult circumstances the artists faced while creating their mural art and the destruction some have suffered due to ignorance or political sensitivity, concluding on the need to study and preserve this important cultural patrimony. Muralists studied include: José Chávez Morado, Juan O'Gorman, Julio Castellaños, Pablo O'Higgins, Rufino Tamayo, Máximo Pacheco, Fermín Revueltas, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Arnold Belkin, Maria Orozco Rivera and Diego Rivera. Este libro contiene una recopilación de diversos murales que fueron realizados en centros escolares de la república mexicana donde los grandes pintores de la época: O'Gorman, Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros, Chavez Morado, Revueltas, entre otros, fueron convocados a que expresaran, con la más absoluta libertad, su visión de las gestas históricas de los mexicanos y de la realidad que transcurría. También habla de la responsabilidad de las nuevas generaciones que es necesario cobrar conciencia para preservar estas obras majestuosas. Cuenta con anécdotas sobre diversos artistas de como entraron en contacto con las artes plásticas.

Offered for US$ 65.00 by: Howard Karno Books, Inc - Book number: 77142
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