Video: Edward Burra in Mexico

What brought the English watercolour artist Edward Burra to Mexico in the 1930s? In this video, the third in a series inspired by the Royal Academy exhibition Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940 we visit the picturesque city of Cuernavaca in the state of Morelos, subject of Burra's painting El Paseo which features in the exhibition.

Find out more:

• Palace of Cortes Originally the home of the conquistador Hernan Cortes, this palace in Cuernavaca now houses a museum dedicated to the history of the state of Morelos along with Diego Rivera's mural History of Morelos: Conquests and Revolution.

• Read Edward Burra's artist biography page on the Tate website

• Read about a 2011 Edward Burra exhibition at Pallant House

Also in this series:

Murals of Mexico City

We take a look at the Mexican mural programme of the early 20th century, and the huge impact it had on the art of the period.

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An introduction to José Guadalupe Posada

Posada was an illustrator and printmaker who produced a huge amount of work throughout the period of the Mexican revolution.

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RA Magazine travelled to Mexico courtesy of the Mexico Tourism Board

• Royal Academy of Arts