TV Preview: ‘American Masters’ draws viewers into world of Mexican muralists - “Orozco: Man of Fire” and “Rivera in America.” - PBS

“Mention important Mexican muralists of the past century and three names come to mind: Diego Rivera (1886-1957), Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) and David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974). Rivera is certainly the best known, but “Orozco: Man of Fire,” which debuts at 9 p.m. Wednesday on WQED, should help to ease that imbalance.

The program will be followed at 10 p.m. by “Rivera in America,” which originally aired in 1988.

They’re both part of PBS’s “American Masters” series. Ostensibly the artists qualify because of the significant work each did in the United States; the inspiration they provided for Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s WPA program, which employed artists across the country to paint murals; and their influence upon many American artists. (And, of course, Mexico is part of the Americas.)”

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