David Alfaro Siqueiros

David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896 - 1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, best known for his large public murals using the latest in equipment, materials and technique. As a muralist and an artist, Siqueiros believed art should be public, educational, and ideological. He painted mostly murals and other portraits of the revolution – its goals, its past, and the current oppression of the working classes.