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Jose Clemente Orozco was a Mexican muralist known for dramatic public frescoes, including the 1932-1934 Epic of American Civilization at Dartmouth.
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What is Jose Clemente Orozco's Epic of American Civilization?
The Epic of American Civilization is Orozco's mural cycle at Dartmouth College's Baker Library. It was painted from 1932 to 1934 and includes 24 fresco panels.
Was Orozco part of the Mexican muralist movement?
Yes. Jose Clemente Orozco is one of the major Mexican muralists, often discussed alongside Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. His work is usually darker and more tragic in tone than Rivera's public murals.
Where can you see Orozco murals in the United States?
Two major US sites are Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and Pomona College in California. Orozco painted Prometheus at Pomona in 1930.
What themes does Orozco return to in his murals?
Orozco often painted revolution, violence, machinery, religion, and the costs of modern civilization. In The Epic of American Civilization, he contrasts Indigenous America, European conquest, war, and industrial modernity.
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