America Tropical
In 1932 the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siquieros was commissioned to paint a mural depicting the folkloric theme of "Tropical America" on a wall in Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California. Instead of painting an idyllic scene of Latinos slumbering in the sun, Siquieros used the opportunity to paint a scathing indictment against U.S. imperialism in Latin America. This 1971 documentary written and produced by Jesus Trevino chronicles the painting of the mural and its whitewashing.
More on David Alfaro Siqueiros and "América Tropical":
- Welcome Back, América Tropical
- "América Tropical": The Making, Unmaking, and Remaking of a National Treasure
- A Big Lift Toward Protecting Siqueiros' América Tropical
- The Spring Rise and Autumn Exit: Siqueiros in Los Angeles
- "América Tropical" Ready to be Unveiled to the Public
- Storytelling is Part of the Los Angeles Mural Tradition
- Digital Murals Said to Be a Weapon of Mass Reproduction
- Sketch of Early Chicano Mural Discovered
- The Great Wall Saved History from Eradication, and Now it Survives its Own Erosion
- The Mural is the New Chicano
- Shifra Goldman: Painting the Walls
- Chouinard School of Art: Siquerios Mural Discovered
- MOVIE MIENTO: Whitewash
- MOVIE MIENTO: R.I.P. Shifra Goldman
- REDCAT PODCAST: The Photographic Archive of Mexican Muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros
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