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=Tarea para el lunes, el 22 de abril= REACHING FOR A STAR (APUNTANDO ALTO) by Artist Don Gensler Artist: Don Gensler William Hodges, who lives in the house upon which the mural is painted, says: "That mural is the best thing that's happened around here. For 20 years, this neighborhood's been going down, but when they came and put that mural up there on the wall, it stopped it from going down." Jack Ramsdale
 * Reaching for a Star (APUNTANDO ALTO)**

**After checking out the info above and below, click on 'the clouds' link above which will take you to a discussion page, then click on 'murales de Filadelfia' to get your assignment. Then sign in and read and answer the questions as completely and correctly as possible in the reply box. Be sure to read the Time Magazine article link that follows and watch the video link before you answer!**

Read more: [|http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1655717,00.html#ixzz1FACat8Mg]

And watch a video about 'los murales de Filadelfia'

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To complete the internet activity on TRES MURALISTAS MEXICANOS to to this site:[| Orozco, Rivera y Siquieros] = = EL ARTE DE MÉXICOTRES DE LOS MURALISTAS

Diego Rivera//"//Making a Fresco" (1931)



//The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City// (1931) at the San Francisco Art Institute, is one of four murals in the Bay Area painted by Mexican artist Diego Rivera (1886-1957).

José Clemente Orozco = = “ The Trench” (1926)

//The Trench//, mural by José Clemente Orozco, depicting soldiers fighting during the Mexican Revolution, 1926; in the National Preparatory School, Mexico City. The Granger Collection, New York

**David Alfaro Siqueiros**"PORTRAIT OF MEXICO TODAY (1932)"

CHECK OUT THE LINKS BELOW FOR VOCABULARY LISTS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES![|VOCABULARIO]

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Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program evolved from a simple 1984 project organized by muralist Jane Golden to combat the city's graffiti problem.

FRIDA KAHLO

[|to learn more about Frida] - fhis web quest is intended for elementary art students, but will provide you with lots of information about Frida and her life - enjoy!

[|To see the interactive description and explanations of various paintings by Frida Kahlo....]

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