The Epic of American Civilization
24 panels from Aztec migration to deadened academia: a bleak answer to Rivera's optimism
- Author
- José Clemente Orozco
- Style
- Mexican muralism — A nation's history painted on public walls: art for the people, not the salon
- Century
- 20th century
Made around the same time (±30 years)
- 1931 The Persistence of Memory — Salvador Dalí · Surrealism · Portlligat, Catalonia
- 1928–1930 Chrysler Building — William Van Alen · Art Deco · New York
- 1928–1931 Villa Savoye — Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret · Modern architecture (International Style) · Poissy, near Paris
- 1922–1931 Christ the Redeemer — Paul Landowski, Heitor da Silva Costa · Art Deco · Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro
- 1915 Black Square — Kazimir Malevich · Russian avant-garde · Moscow
- 1907–1908 The Kiss — Gustav Klimt · Art Nouveau · Vienna
- 1907 Les Demoiselles d'Avignon — Pablo Picasso · Cubism · Paris, Bateau-Lavoir
- 1959–1973 Sydney Opera House — Jørn Utzon · Modern architecture (International Style) · Sydney
What was happening in the world
- 1917 October Revolution
- 1917–1922 Russian Civil War
- 1918–1920 Spanish flu pandemic
- 1919 Treaty of Versailles
- 1928 Discovery of penicillin
- 1929 Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression