Seven Artists of the Mexican Revolution

Artistically, the Mexican Revolution of 1910 originated a kind of cultural renaissance that creatively influenced entire generations. The movement of the Mexican people rising up in rebellion against the corrupt dictatorship of President Porfirio Diaz led many artists to look inward in search of a Mexican artistic language.

Before the revolution, the Mexican art scene was heavily influenced by European aesthetics and sentiment. Diego Rivera’s murals diverged from the art of that time. Rivera along with fellow artists Jose Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros—who are known as los tres grandes or ‘the big three’—played a leading role in constructing a national identity.

Today, November 20th, 2015, Mexico celebrates the 105th anniversary of the start of the 1910-1917 Revolution. As a Mexican, I want to salute, with this post, all the fearless graphic artists, painters, writers, muralists, and photographers by presenting seven remarkable individuals who through their work have shown us what the revolution looked like. Enjoy and …Viva Mexico!

1. DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS (December 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974)

2. JESUS HELGUERA (May 28, 1910 – December 5, 1971)

3. JERONIMO HERNANDEZ MALDONADO (October 1, 1878 – December 2, 1955)

4. FRIDA KAHLO (July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954)

5. JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (November 23, 1883 – September 7, 1949)

6. JOSE GUADALUPE POSADA (February 2, 1852 – January 20, 1913)

7. DIEGO RIVERA (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957)

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