David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros, December 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, better known for his large murals in fresco.
Along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco, he established “Mexican Muralism.” He was a Stalinist and member of the Mexican Communist Party who participated in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Leon Trotsky in May 1940.
