The artist, however faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind and sensibility against an intrusive society and an officious state… In pursuing his perceptions of reality, he must often sail against the currents of his time. This is not a popular role… JFK (source)

philamuseum: Can art rebuild a nation? See how Mexican modern artists debated this question in “Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910–1950,” opening Oct. 25. “The Offering,” 1913, by Saturnino Herrán (On loan from the Museo Nacional de Arte, INBA, Mexico City)

philamuseum: Can art rebuild a nation? See how Mexican modern artists debated this question in “Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910–1950,” opening Oct. 25. “The Offering,” 1913, by Saturnino Herrán (On loan from the Museo Nacional de Arte, INBA, Mexico City)