A public art movement initiated by the postrevolutionary state, Mexican muralism has long been admired for its depictions of popular struggle and social justice. Mary K. Coffey revises traditional accounts of Mexican muralism by describing how a radical art movement was transformed into official culture, ultimately becoming a tool of state propaganda. Analyzing the incorporation of mural art into Mexico's most important public museums--the Palace of Fine Arts, the National History Museum, and the National Anthropology Museum--Coffey illuminates the institutionalization of muralism and the...
A public art movement initiated by the postrevolutionary state, Mexican muralism has long been admired for its depictions of popular struggle and soci...
A study of the reciprocal relationship between Mexican muralism and the three major Mexican museums - the Palace of Fine Arts, the National History Museum, and the National Anthropology Museum. It traces the transformation of Mexican muralism from a public art with radical social intentions to a form of state propaganda.
A study of the reciprocal relationship between Mexican muralism and the three major Mexican museums - the Palace of Fine Arts, the National History Mu...
