David Alfaro Siqueiros was born on December 29, 1896 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Siqueiros attributes his first exposure to art to the religious imagery of the church instigated by his conservative father, as well as by his education at a Marist school. With the genetic and environmental stages set, Siqueiros began an incredible journey of fusing artistic talent and insuppressible passion for justice. During his early years, he attended art school, but his schooling was perpetually interrupted by student protests, revolutionary efforts, and participation in the Constitutionalist Army. In 1921, the Mexican artist purchased the magazine company Vida Americana, in which he published a manifesto titled: "Three Appeals to the New Generation of Painters and Sculptors of America and for an Approach In Step with the Times." In this groundbreaking publication, Siqueiros appealed to young artists, especially those in Mexico, to begin a new style of art that reflected the Mexican Revolution sentiment while embracing Mexico's indigenous and pre-Columbian roots. Siqueiros also co-authored another manifesto in El Machete in 1923, promoting the workingman against the wealthy minority. This piece was charged with communistic sentiment. These two manifestos encouraged the revolution and, alonside Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, paved the way for Mexican muralism. Siqueiros held a deep conviction that art should be for the public audience, and inspire change and thought. One of his final works depicted this exact idea: the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros building, which displays and hosts many of his murals. Siqueiros died on January 6, 1974 in Cuernavaca, leaving behind a legacy of revolution and art.