Our Next Program VIA ZOOM - Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 10:00AM
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Sarah Humphreville, Senior Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Museum of American Art
Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK Mexico underwent a radical cultural transformation at the end of its Revolution in 1920, giving rise to art that spoke directly to the people about social justice and national life. The model galvanized artists in the United States who were seeking to break free of European aesthetic domination to create publicly significant and accessible native art. Numerous American artists traveled to Mexico, and the leading Mexican muralists—José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros—spent extended periods of time in the United States, creating murals, paintings, drawings, and prints; exhibiting their work; and interacting with local artists. This talk, developed from the Whitney Museum of American Art’s exhibition of the same name, will examine the profound impact the Mexican muralists had on their counterparts in the United States in the interwar period and the ways in which their example inspired American artists to create epic narratives about American history and everyday life, and to use their art to protest economic, social, and racial injustices Humphreville, who helped curate the exhibit, works with the Drawing and Print Committee and American Fellows patron group. She holds an M.A. from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. She received a B.A., summa cum laude, in art history, and a B.F.A. in painting with a minor in drawing from Cornell University. Previously she was employed by the Jewish Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and galleries in New York and Los Angeles. banner image: Diego M. Rivera (1886-1957); Mural: Detroit Industry, 1932-1933; North Wall; fresco Detroit Institute of the Arts; gift of Edsel B. Ford 33.10.N. © 2019 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York top left image: Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871-1946); Calla Lily Vendor, 1929; oil on canvas Private Collection; Image Courtesy of Alfredo Ramos Martínez Research Project -- be sure the Fine Arts Society has your current email address! |
