Introduction to the David Alfaro Siqueiros Papers in the GRI's Special Collections

Presenter: Annette Leddy, Senior Special Collections Cataloger, The Getty Research Institute
Moderator: Leslie Rainer, Senior Project Specialist, Getty Conservation Institute
The Siqueiros Legacy: Challenges of Conserving the Artist's Monumental Murals
October 16-17, 2012
Day Two: Wednesday, October 17, 2012
David Alfaro Siqueiros's Monumental Murals
Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute
A group of international speakers presented the many different aspects of conservation, transportation, installation, and presentation associated with some of Siqueiros' most important murals in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Southern California.
Presented in conjunction with the Getty Conservation Institute project, Conservation of "América Tropical," which undertook conservation of this David Alfaro Siqueiros mural and construction of a shelter, viewing platform, and an interpretive center to place the mural in its historical and artistic context.
Learn more at: gty.art/americatropical

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Siqueiros was born in Santa Rosalia, Chihuahua, not Mexico City, as the expert presenter states...