Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910–1950

October 25, 2016 - January 8, 2017 - The exhibition tells the story of this exhilarating period through a remarkable range of images from the start of the Mexican Revolution in 1910 to the aftermath of World War II, artists in Mexico were at the center of a great debate about their country’s destiny.

Paint the Revolution offers a deep look at the forces that shaped modern art in Mexico, the progress of which was closely watched around the world. The exhibition takes its name from an impassioned essay by American novelist John Dos Passos, who saw Mexico’s revolutionary murals during a visit to Mexico City in 1926–27.

Dates:October 25, 2016 10:00 am to January 08, 2017 05:00 pm
Address:2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130, United States
Phone:215-763-8100
Contact:Philadelphia Museum of Art
Website:https://www.yundle.com/directory/detail/philadelphia-museum-of-art