Join Professor of Art History and LALACS Mary Coffey, as she takes us on a journey through the Baker Library lower level reading room to learn more about one of Dartmouth's most treasured works, The Epic of American Civilization.

Professor of Art History Mary Coffey says the Orozco mural "connects students to place and it connects them to a world beyond this place...It brings them back and it pushes them forward."

Art History Professor Mary Coffey, interim LALACS chair, is one of fourteen members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences recognized for exceptional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and mentoring for 2020.

In this video, Dartmouth Associate Professor of Art History Mary Coffey explains the history, artistic elements, and legacy of José Clemente Orozco’s famous murals at Dartmouth.

The Orozco mural cycle, one of Dartmouth’s greatest treasures, has been designated a national historic landmark, one of 13 new landmarks announced March 11, 2013, by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis.

Dartmouth’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese will host a major international symposium, “The Independence Effect,” examining the influences behind independence movements in Latin America.