The Epic of American Civilization is a cycle of twenty-four fresco panels painted between 1932 and 1934 by the Mexican social realist muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, exploring the impact of indigenous peoples and European colonists on North America and the effects of war and rapid industrialization on the human spirit. The mural covers the basement reading room of Baker Memorial Library at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. The Epic of American Civilization (Wikipedia)
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The Epic of American Civilization is a cycle of twenty-four fresco panels painted between 1932 and 1934 by the Mexican social realist muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, exploring the impact of indigenous peoples and European colonists on North America and the effects of war and rapid industrialization on the human spirit.
2. Orozco's Epic of American Civilization (Hood Museum, Dartmouth)
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Jose Clemente Orozco painted The Epic of American Civilization between 1932 and 1934.
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is located in the Orozco Room in Baker Library
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The mural's 24 panels cover nearly 3,200 square feet of wall space.
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