ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the different aspects that revolve around the study of the social realism art movement, a side movement of the twentieth century muralist production. It analyses the historical social and artistic context that frames the mural "Allegory to work" by Felipe Seade from 1936 as a case study. The chapter aims to contribute to the recognition and patrimonial activation of the Uruguayan muralist production of the twentieth century as an element of cultural reference. David Alfaro Siqueiros, the greatest exponent of the Mexican muralists, played an important part in the development of a popular art movement committed to the Uruguayan society. His visit to Uruguay in 1933, and his relationship with artists like Felipe Seade significantly shaped the artistic production of the country. Deprived of its identity for centuries, Uruguay was forged under foreign domination until it achieved national independence in 1925.
