muralism

[ myoo r-uh-liz-uh m ]

/ ˈmyʊər əˌlɪz əm /

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

an artistic movement identified chiefly with the Mexican painters José Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Siqueiros and exemplified by their grand-scale, narrative murals on humanitarian, social, and political themes.

Nearby words

mural crown, mural endocarditis, mural thrombosis, mural thrombus, muraled, muralism, muralist, muralitharan, muramidase, murano, murasaki shikibu

Origin of muralism

mural + -ism; compare Spanish muralismo