History of Mexico Through Art - Presented by the Education Committee
4 Mondays, October 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 12:30 - 2:00 pm free in the Rainier Room.
What:
• Mexico is more than her spectacular beaches and resorts. As the “Jewel in the Crown” of the Spanish Empire, major interior cities like Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Mexico City, Oaxaca and Taxco became centers of culture, history and economics.
• Muralism was promoted by the Mexican government in the 1920s following their Revolution, to promote a national identity. This educational endeavor to celebrate the past was led by the artists Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. From the 1920s to the 1970s, murals with historical, social and political messages were created in towns and states across Mexico. Their impact spread to other parts of the Americas, including to WPA artists of the 1930s and the Chicano Movement of the 1970s.
• Join Jubilee resident, Kathy Ludgate as she takes course attendees to the “interior” of Mexico to reveal the rich history and culture of Mexico.
• Session 1: The Background of Mexican Muralism and Pre-Columbian Art and History
• Session 2: Colonial Motifs and Independence from Spain
• Session 3: The Mexican Revolution
• Session 4: Forging a National Identity
• Kathy Ludgate was a Fulbright Scholar to Mexico and coordinated the International Baccalaureate Program and taught the IB History of the Americas Course for the Edmonds School District. She has a BA in History from Gonzaga University with a specialty in Latin American studies. She also has a MA in Teacher Leadership from Lesley University. As part of her Fulbright Scholarship studies, she wrote a multi-disciplinary curricular unit on the Mexican Revolution (HS through Jr College) that in addition to history, incorporates art, music, literature and math. It can still be purchased through Ask Eric.
Sign Up:
• The event is free
• Please plan on attending any or all 4 sessions. Each has stand alone content.
For More Information Contact:
• Barbara Lane