Orozco's American Epic: Myth, History, and the Melancholy of Race Ausstellungskataloge Drawing on his own experiences

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is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic

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Orozco's American Epic: Myth, History, and the Melancholy of Race Ausstellungskataloge Drawing on his own experiencesBetween 1932 and 1934, Jos Clemente Orozco painted the twenty four panel mural cycle entitled The Epic of American Civilization in Dartmouth College's Baker Berry Library. An artifact of Orozco's migration from Mexico to the United States, the Epic represents a turning point in his career, standing as the only fresco in which he explores both US American and Mexican narratives of national history, progress, and identity. While his title invokes the