Description
A leading member of the Mexican
muralist movement and a technical innovator of fresco and wall painting. The collection
consists almost entirely of manuscripts, some in many drafts, others fragmentary, the bulk
of which date from the mid-1930s, when Siqueiros traveled to Los Angeles, New York, Buenos
Aires, and Montevideo, returning intermittently to Mexico City. A significant portion of the
papers concerns Siqueiros's public disputes with Diego Rivera; there are manifestos against
Rivera, eye-witness accounts of their public debate, and newspaper coverage of the
controversy. There is also material regarding the murals América Tropical,
Mexico Actual and Ejercicio Plastico, including one drawing
and a few photographs. The Experimental Workshop in New York City is also
documented.