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The tour is beautiful, thanks for sharing this!

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I would have LOVED this 25 years ago when I first learned about Orozco's work. I mean, I love it today, but I would have really, really loved it then.

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I loved this. It's a while since I thought about Orozco. But I remember his work having a powerful impact on me in Mexico. Worth going to Guadalajara for: https://intothearmsofamerica.com/destinations/mexico/guadalajara/orozco-murals-guadalajara/

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I love these. History lessons, social commentary, and cautionary tales! It was probably either painting murals or writing sci-fi for our dude.

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There's a PBS show about him that's on my "gonna watch someday" list and what captured my attention about it was this line in the description:

"Despite poverty, childhood rheumatic fever that damaged his heart and an explosion in his youth that cost him his left hand, Orozco persisted in his wish to become an artist."

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Yes! Highly recommended, although I have not yet seen the doc. I kept today's piece very short and to the point, not really talking about his life (or all that much of his art outside the Dartmouth collection). There's much more to be said about Orozco.

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You know I'm always instantly digging into their life and mind :)

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I thought about you when I mentioned Kahlo, too!

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“In this way, The Epic of American Civilization offers us not just a window into the past, but also a mirror for our present and future.” It intriguing how paintings or murals capture a moment in time. At the same time they can beca portal to the future through which ideas that match or mismatch get communicated. Thank you for introducing new - to me - artists.

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I'm glad I was able to introduce you!

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Such a cool tour! And his work is hauntingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

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I'm glad you liked the art! I love that the tour is accessible online. I would have killed for that 25 years ago.

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Yeah, for real!

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I'm more familiar with his wife, Frida Kahlo. I read about her decades ago in a Time or Newsweek magazine, about the pains she went through in order to paint the realities in Mexico. I was struck with the courage she brought to her art, despite the ill-health, and the story etched in my memory. This is the first time I'm reading about her connection to Orozco, or I might have missed the connection when I read the article. This is really a good introduction to studying both Orozco and Kahlo, birds of the same subversive spirit.

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Thanks, Adetokunbo! Frida was married to Diego Rivera. Together, Rivera, Siqueros, and Orozco made up the "Big Three" muralists.

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