Description
What brought hundreds of aspiring artists, young and old, to a tiny, little-known town in the remote mountains of Mexico in the second half of the 20th century? Why San Miguel de Allende? What was the magnet that transformed the village into a major center for the arts?
Three men — a Mexican, a Peruvian, and an American — founded an art school that drove the dynamic for enriching the town. Each of them has a fascinating and genuinely surprising biography. Then, when American GIs flooded San Miguel in the post-War years, all hell broke loose. The famous painter, David Alfaro Siqueiros, created and then abandoned a huge mural project at the former nunnery. Why did he abandon it?
The story of San Miguel has never been more entertainingly told.
