Word: aztecs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...with soldierly ferocity, quick-drying pyroxylin paint and a spray gun. The mural has more force than feeling, but it is clearly in line with Siqueiros' oft-repeated theory that the right, true end of art is propaganda. His subject this time is Cuauhtémoc-the Aztec hero who tried to defend Mexico City against Cortés after the death of Montezuma. One panel shows Cuauhtémoc being tortured by the Spaniards, along with a bleeding woman and a child with its hands chopped off. Morbid? Goodness, no, said Siqueiros, "unless paintings of Christ...
...Covarrubias have long been fascinated with the Aztec legend of the Four Suns. Chávez, in fact, composed an orchestral program piece about it in 1925. The legend: the earth was created and destroyed four times by each of the elements -water, air, fire and earth (through drought). Last fall, Covarrubias showed Dancer Limón some sketches for sets and costumes, convinced him he was just the man to do the choreography. Limón liked the subject, thought it might lead to "the kind of [dance] movement that is my meat...