The Dartmouth College murals

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The Dartmouth College murals are a series of powerful frescoes by Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco that depict the complex history of the Americas, blending indigenous, colonial, and modern themes on the walls of Dartmouth College’s Baker Library.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fresco
mural cycle
artForm fresco painting
artMovement Mexican muralism
commissionedBy Dartmouth College
completionDate 1934
country United States
creator José Clemente Orozco
culturalContext interwar period
post–Mexican Revolution art
depicts European colonization of the Americas
conflict between tradition and modernity
history of the Americas
indigenous cultures of the Americas
modern industrial society
religious symbolism
revolutionary struggle
genre historical painting
political art
hasPart The Epic of American Civilization
hasSubject Quetzalcoatl
indigenous figures
industrial workers
machines and factories
soldiers
students and professors
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark–associated artwork
inception 1932
influencedBy European modernism
Mexican Revolution
pre-Columbian mythology
languageOfVisualElements symbolic imagery
location Baker Library
linked to: Baker-Berry Library

Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire
materialUsed pigment on wet plaster
notableWork panel "Anglo-America"
panel "Gods of the Modern World"
panel "Hispano-America"
linked to: Spanish America

panel "The Departure of Quetzalcoatl"
panel "The Return of Quetzalcoatl"
partOf Baker-Berry Library
significantArtist José Clemente Orozco
significantPlace Reserve Corridor of Baker Library
linked to: Baker Library
theme critique of academic institutions
critique of war and violence
interaction of indigenous and European civilizations
myth and history in the Americas
rise of mechanized modernity

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José Clemente Orozco notableWork The Dartmouth College murals