The "Vida Americana" exhibit at the Whitney Museum in NYC with Barbara Haskell

00:00 Introduction
01:27 Background of the Exhibition
05:41 José Clemente Orozco
09:00 David Alfaro Siqueiros
13:11 Diego Rivera
17:55 Epic Histories: Thomas Hart Benton, Charles White, Hale Woodruff, Aaron Douglas
20:23 Art as Political Activism
23:28 Rivera & Rockefeller Center
26:47 Siquieros & The Experimental Workshop
30:44 Q&A—Who were the key people that made the WPA art murals a reality?
34:35 Q&A—How does the "outdoor" nature of murals connect to today?
35:29 Q&A—Do any other eras in art need a dire art-historical re-writing?
36:42 Q&A—Can you talk about the origin of the title "Vida America"?
37:47 Q&A—How do you see what modern muralists might look like (continuing the social revolution influence)?
39:33 Outro

In this presentation, curator Barbara Haskell from the Whitney Museum of American Art discusses the exhibition "Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945."

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