Provocative mural by renown Mexican artist censored in 1932 remains in public view at Olvera Street

ByJose Mayorquin Thursday, November 2, 2023 3:59PM DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In 1932, David Alfaro Siqueiros, a renown Mexican muralist, was commissioned to paint a mural in Los Angeles’ birthplace, Olvera Street. The mural, America Tropical, was supposed to depict a romanticized view of tropical America with lush forests and fruit bearing trees just …

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