Siqueiros Speaks Part of Who Am I?: Self-Portraits in Art and Writing Students will consider the social and political motivations of David Alfaro Siqueiros to help them analyze his self-portrait. With his writing as their guidance, students will write and deliver a persuasive speech and create a propaganda poster about a current issue they care about. David Alfaro Siqueiros, Self-Portrait , 1948, oil on hardboard, Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1970.29.1 Grade Level 9-12 Subject Language Arts History &