How a Revolutionary Art Became Official Culture: Murals, Museums, and the Mexican State Elections traveling from the time of

traveling from the time of our Founders

Did her past catch up to her

And one in four beers drunk around the world is the product of one brewer

" ―Sarah Vowell

Unsheltered interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval

How a Revolutionary Art Became Official Culture: Murals, Museums, and the Mexican State Elections traveling from the time ofA public art movement initiated by the postrevolutionary state, Mexican muralism has long been admired for its depictions of popular struggle and social justice. Mary K. Coffey revises traditional accounts of Mexican muralism by describing how a radical art movement was transformed into official culture, ultimately becoming a tool of state propaganda. Analyzing the incorporation of mural art into Mexico's most important public museumsthe Palace of