Mexican Muralists Movement

The first major wave of mexican migration to chicago began in the mid to late 1910s spurred on by the economic social and political displacements of the mexican revolutionary years and the rise in industrial and agricultural employment in the united states.

Mexican muralists movement. Mexican muralism was the promotion of mural painting starting in the 1920s generally with social and political messages as part of efforts to reunify the country under the post mexican revolution government. The chicano mural movement had important impacts when it first appeared and has continued to shape american art and communities. Mexican art consists of various visual arts that developed over the geographical area now known as mexico. The subject archive organizes the content of mia by subject or theme.

Please note the artists listed below are a smaller portion of artists than all who are represented with heritage gallery. The development of these arts roughly follows the history of mexico divided into the prehispanic mesoamerican era the colonial period with the period after mexican war of independence further subdivide. Green represents hope and victory white stands for the purity of mexican ideals and red. The three colors of mexicos flag hold deep significance for the country and its citizens.

En 1922 surgio un grupo llamado sindicato revolucionario de obreros tecnicos y plasticos union revolucionaria de obreros tecnicos pintores escultores y afines. Online gallery of artists at heritage gallery.