América Tropical: The Martyr Mural of Siqueiros

David Alfaro Siqueiros created Olvera Street’s popular mural with an innovative technique.

Mexican social realist painter David Alfaro Siqueiros created Olvera Street’s popular “América Tropical” mural introducing an innovative and unprecedented technique to muralism that required revolutionary techniques and materials. “America Tropical” is considered the most studied, white-washed mural in the United States, and in fact has inspired many contemporary muralists working today.

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"America Tropical" by David Alfaro Siqueiros as featured in ARTBOUND Season 14. Courtesy of KCET.

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Myth, Censorship, and the Creation of Olvera Street (Clip)

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The Art and Activism of Siqueiros' "Street Meeting" Mural (Clip)

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