The New University Symbol (Spanish: Nuevo Símbolo Universitario) is a mural created by the Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros, between 1952 and 1956. It is part of a set of three murals located in the Rector's Tower of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).Nuevo Emblema Universitario, UNAM (Spanish)
Description Located on the west wall of the Rector's Office and overlooking the central campus, the mural was painted on a box called a "vierendel", a space without walls, but with windows. In the center of the mural, a linear composition can be seen linking the figures of an eagle and a condor, symbols that refer to the university's coat of arms; the Mexican eagle and the Andean condor represent Latin American unity.Guía murales de la Ciudad Universitaria, 30 June 2004, p. 145 (Spanish)Nuevo Emblema Universitario, UNAM (Spanish)
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