Fidencio Duran Artist Talk
Muralist Fidencio Duran introduces the Give Us This Day interior mural project at the NCHM
Sunday, may 4, 2025 | 2:30PM - 4:00PM
Free and open to the public
Space is limited - Click the button below to register
Give Us This Day is an interior mural project by Fidencio Duran designed to reconnect the main house and the areas that surrounded it during the second half of the nineteenth century. A series of three murals present enslaved and free laborers’ daily tasks in gardening, construction, animal care, laundry, medical care, and craftsmanship. They have been placed in two windows - dining room and back parlor - as well as the original dining room exterior doorway, through which visitors will see a woman exiting the space from serving at the table.
At this Artist Talk, Duran details the project from inception to installation. Attendees will be able to view the mural triptych and see how he was able to use the spaces of the blocked off windows and doorway to re-establish the connection between the main house, the backyard, and the Slave Quarters.
The Artist Talk is free, but as space is limited we ask that you register to come by following the link above. To learn more about Give Us This Day, click here.
Sponsors
Become a sponsor for this exhibition or an exhibition-related event? Contact Cristina Feldott at (512) 478-2335 or cfeldott@nchmuseum.org.