Portrait of the Bourgeoisie by Siquerios

[Red Terror Dr.]

In a stairwell of the Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas (Union of Mexican Electrical Workers), Siqueiros designed one of his most famous works, Portrait of the Bourgeoisie, warning against the dual foes of capitalism and fascism. The piece shows these two forces operating as a single political machine, swallowing workers to create wealth. Yet an armed, brave-faced revolutionary, of unnamable class or ethnicity, dives into the scene to rescue the workers, and a blue sky on the ceiling flanked by electrical towers displays hope for the proletariat in technological and industrial advances.


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