The Getty Conservation Institute in partnership with the City of Los Angeles, and with the participation of Amigos de Siqueiros, is presenting a series of public events to celebrate the conservation of the mural América Tropical by David Alfaro Siqueiros, and the opening of the América Tropical Interpretive Center (ATIC).  These events have been organized by the Amigos de Siqueiros, thanks to the generous financial support of Councilman Huizar, the Getty Conservation Institute, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, Wells Fargo Bank and the Weingart Foundation.

Letters to Siqueiros

Thursday, October 4th – 7:00pm

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Pico House

424 N. Main Street

Award-winning filmmaker and author Jesus Treviño will screen América Tropical, his 1971 documentary about David Alfaro Siqueiros. He will be joined by three Chicano muralists (Wayne Healy, Barbara Carasco and John Valadez), each reading a letter to Siqueiros describing his impact on them personally and in their work, a letter none had the opportunity to send to Siqueiros during his lifetime.

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Siqueiros in Los Angeles

Friday, October 5th – 7:00pm

El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Pico House

424 N. Main Street

Celebrated author, historian, and Siqueiros expert Dr. Irene Herner Reiss will present a lecture about the time Siqueiros spent in Los Angeles and the roll of the mural as a cultural artifact in a city where the past is often forgotten.  Dr. Herner will be joined by author Ruben Martinez and artist Andrés Montoya.