Becoming Pablo O'Higgins tells the intriguing story of how a blond-haired, blue-eyed Presbyterian from an upper middle-class family in Salt Lake City, Utah, became a celebrated Mexican muralist. Born Paul Higgins in 1904 into a Republican family of Mayflower English and Protestant Scots-Irish ancestry, O'Higgins boldly traveled to Mexico at age 20. He became an assistant to Diego Rivera, working with him on three of his most important murals. Rivera said if he had a son he'd want him to be like O'Higgins.O'Higgins lived in Mexico for the rest of his life gaining a reputation as an artist "of the people" who dedicated his life to the struggle of Mexico's workers. He is well-known as a muralist and co-founder of Mexico's famous Taller de Grafica Popular. In the U.S. he is an inspiration to Chicano artists: he appears in a mural in San Diego's Chicano Park alongside Mexico's revolutionary heroes.The transformation of Paul Higgins to Pablo O'Higgins began under Rivera's political...

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