The Epic of American Civilization: The Departure of Quetzalcoatl

The Epic of American Civilization: The Departure of Quetzalcoatl

Figures; Pyramid; Native Americans; Snakes; Mythical creature

This image shows the 7th panel of Orozco's mural at Dartmouth College. It depicts a man banishing the creature Quetzalcoatl. On the left side are Native Americans with their arms up in fear, looking towards the right at the creature. Behind them is a red pyramid. In the center and on the right is a man in white robes, standing in the ocean, with his right hand in a fist and his left hand pointing away from him towards the right side of the painting, telling Quetzalcoatl to go. Quetzalcoatl is shown as many snake heads with fangs rising from the ocean.

José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949)

Born: November 23, 1883 (Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico)
Died: September 7, 1949 (aged 65) (Mexico City, Mexico)

3772, Visual Resources Library, EC

1932–1934

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Panel 7 of 24
Baker Memorial Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Art Form: Mural; Painting
Material: Fresco
Size: 120 × 205 in. (304.8 × 520.7 cm)

20th century; Mexican Muralist Movement