About the Project

An artist's rendering of the future Interpretive Center.

Beginning in the late 1960s, numerous attempts have been made to bring this historic work of art back to public view.

In 1988, the Getty Conservation Institute began the conservation of the mural. By 2006, the Getty and the City of Los Angeles committed a combined $8.9 million to build The America Tropical Interpretive Center (ATIC).

The ATIC will include a protective shelter, a viewing platform and the creation of an interpretive center in the restored Sepulveda House.

In 2008, Amigos de Siqueiros was established to contribute to the enhancement of the multi-media content and technology in the Sepulveda House. Amigos will become stewards of The America Tropical Interpretive Center to ensure a vibrant, historic, premiere public destination for future generations.

 

David Alfaro Siqueiros

David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974) was a Mexican muralist who along with Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco, were collectively known as Los Tres Grandes. Siqueiros fought in the Mexican Revolution and against Franco’s fascists during the Spanish Civil War, and remained a political activist throughout his life.
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América Tropical

The title América Tropical conjures images of a romantic paradise replete with lush foliage and exotic birds, yet the mural’s content defies such conventional expectations. Unveiled on the night of October 9, 1932, the expansive (18’ x 82’) mural depicted, among the foliage and birds, a sym bolic central figure – a crucified indigenous man.
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Project News

Pictures from the Founders’ Circle VIP Reception Honoring Gloria Molina

Pictures from the Founders’ Circle VIP Reception Honoring Gloria Molina

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