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Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism is now closed. We have to make a few changes to the web quest now that the exhibition is over. In the meantime check out the videos below. The rest of the web quest will be back soon!
Take a look at the past, present, and future of murals in Colorado with the Chicano/a Murals of Colorado Project (CMCP). Lucha Martinez de Luna, director of CMCP, discusses the mission of the organization, the history of murals in Denver’s La Alma neighborhood, and CMCP’s plans to further protect and promote murals throughout La Alma and the state.
Watch part 2 of the interview with Lucha Martinez de Luna, director of CMCP.
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Learn more about the artist of the Illustrated Art Walk, Andrés del Valle, an illustrator originally from Mexico City, Mexico. Andrés attended Savannah College of Art and Design where he got his BFA in illustration. He enjoys painting both digitally and traditionally. Watch a video interview with Andrés.
Join curator Rebecca Hart and interpretive specialist Ann Lambson as they share highlights from Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection.
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection is organized by the Vergel Foundation and MondoMostre in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL).
The Denver Art Museum exhibition is generously supported by John and Sandra Fox, the Birnbaum Social Discourse Project, and Craig Ponzio.
Additional funding is provided by the Aegon Transamerica Foundation, Lisë Gander and Andy Main, Lauren and Geoff Smart, Xcel Energy, the Kristin and Charles Lohmiller Exhibitions Fund, the Fine Arts Foundation, the donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign, and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine and CBS4.