The Walls of Mexico art and architecture /
This beautifully filmed program looks at the wall paintings of some of the most famous Mexican muralists-Diego Rivera, Juan O'Gorman, Jose Clemente Orozco-and at the work of Luis Barragan, the greatest Mexican architect of the 20th century. Their common medium is the wall. The muralists sought...
| Other Authors: | Digital Classics (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2008], c1993.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (56 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cuernevaca: Diego Rivera's Murals (2:23)
- Diego Rivera's Public Art in the National Palace (2:45)
- Muralism: Art That Is Accessible (3:17)
- Historical Changes in Mexico City (2:36)
- Mexican Architects: Juan O'Gorman and Luis Barragn (2:51)
- Architect Luis Barragn: Islamic Influences (3:08)
- Murals: Roots in Pre-Colombian Culture (2:47)
- Importance of Color to Mexican Art (2:34)
- Murals by Diego Rivera and Luis Barragn (3:30)
- Luis Barragn's Casa Prieto Lopez (1:40)
- Luis Barragn: The Mature Architect (4:22)
- Luis Barragn: Architect of Walls, Color, and Light (3:44)
- Architect Ricardo Legoretta: Disciple of Luis Barragn (2:41)
- Architecture: Rooted in Modernism and Mexican Tradition (2:40)
- Ricardo Legoretta's Camino Real Hotel (2:58)
- Luis Barragn's San Cristobal Complex: Ode to the Wall (2:18)
- Luis Casilias: In the Tradition of Luis Barragn (2:44)
- Muralism and Architecture Use the Wall as Medium (3:21)