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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dartmouth College murals canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fresco
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mural cycle ⓘ |
| artForm | fresco painting ⓘ |
| artMovement | Mexican muralism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Dartmouth College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | José Clemente Orozco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
interwar period
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post–Mexican Revolution art ⓘ |
| depicts |
European colonization of the Americas
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conflict between tradition and modernity ⓘ history of the Americas ⓘ indigenous cultures of the Americas ⓘ modern industrial society ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ revolutionary struggle ⓘ |
| genre |
historical painting
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political art ⓘ |
| hasPart | The Epic of American Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Quetzalcoatl
NERFINISHED
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indigenous figures ⓘ industrial workers ⓘ machines and factories ⓘ soldiers ⓘ students and professors ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark–associated artwork ⓘ |
| inception | 1932 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernism
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Mexican Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-Columbian mythology ⓘ |
| languageOfVisualElements | symbolic imagery ⓘ |
| location |
Baker Library
NERFINISHED
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Dartmouth College NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanover, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | pigment on wet plaster ⓘ |
| notableWork |
panel "Anglo-America"
NERFINISHED
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panel "Gods of the Modern World" NERFINISHED ⓘ panel "Hispano-America" NERFINISHED ⓘ panel "The Departure of Quetzalcoatl" NERFINISHED ⓘ panel "The Return of Quetzalcoatl" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Baker-Berry Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantArtist | José Clemente Orozco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Reserve Corridor of Baker Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of academic institutions
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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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