dieser beitrag wurde verfasst in: englisch (eng/en)
künstler (in grau: assistent/in): Dean Cornwell, Theodore Lukits
titel: Four Great Eras of California History: The Founding of Los Angeles. The Discovery Era. The Mission Era. The Americanization of California
jahr: 1927–1933
adresse: Los Angeles Public Library Central Branch, rotunda, Los Angeles, CA, USA
+: «Cornwell projected images on to a large canvas before painting it with his oils – a technique that may have influenced Siqueiros' own use of illuminating figures on walls. Also, as a visiting artist engaged with the California Art Club, and with a respect for the work of muralists, Cornwell was a supporter of Siqueiros' residency in Los Angeles.
[…] When "América Tropical" was in a planning stage to be presented to the public by 1995, Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight compared the two works. With a "palette of pinks, yellows, greens and blues," he wrote, "Cornwell told a peaceful fairy tale of California's founding by Christian Spanish settlers." The passive "noble savage" welcoming settlers in Cornwell's literal reading of California history is a stark contrast to Siqueiros' Indian splayed on a cross.»
(source: Fuentes, 2013)