“The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,” etching from the series Los Caprichos, by Spanish artist Francisco Jose’ de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828).
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Struggle for Emancipation, by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros. 1961. Image from WikiArt.
Mural artists David Alfaro Siqueiros, with Diego Rivera & José Clemente Orozco, were known as “Los Tre Grandes” These three artists, through their public murals, created a vision of Mexican identity.
