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Siqueiros

American  
[see-key-raws] / siˈkeɪ rɔs /

noun

  1. David Alfaro 1896–1974, Mexican painter.


Siqueiros British  
/ siˈkɛjrɔs /

noun

  1. David Alfaro (daˈβið alˈfaro). 1896–1974, Mexican painter, noted for his murals expressing a revolutionary message

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Much of the criticism of Sterling comes from her effort to obscure a 1932 mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros, titled “América Tropical,” that depicted a country “oppressed and destroyed by imperialism.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2024

The Social and Public Art Resource Center has spent almost five decades battering down the barricades between street art and what Siqueiros called “easel art,” standing up for “activist and socially relevant artwork.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2024

The holdings are nearly all paintings and overwhelmingly figurative and include well-known names like José María Velasco, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and José Clemente Orozco.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2022

One hundred years ago, Rivera, Siqueiros and Orozco also started out at a colonial-era school-turned art laboratory.

From Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2022

“The Last of the Chupacabras,” by Jessica Mendez Siqueiros, is an endearing depiction of modern Mexican folklore.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2021

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