Since moving to Chicago in 1985 from Michoacan, Mexico, Hector Duarte has fused the Mexican Mural tradition with the American Barrio Mural Movement to
create a cityscape all his own. The beneficiary is Chicago, and the
people who come and go and take the time to look around. Join Dante
Mozie in this 8-minute video slideshow of the tour he took with Duarte to four stops on the city's near southwest side:
“Honor Boricua” (1992) at Evergreen & Rockwell
“Awakening of the Americas” (1995-96) at the Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago
“Ice Cream Dream” (2004) at the CTA pink line station at Western Avenue
“Unraveling Frontiers” (2009) at the National Museum of Mexican Art at 19th St. & Wolcott