HI ALL AND A HAPPY SUNDAY ---MY CHOICE TODAY IS AN ARTIST THAT MY HUSBAND WHO WAS AN AVID MEXICO FAN LOVED --DIEGO RIVERA--
HE TELLS THE STORY OF MEXICO AND ITS PEOPLE LIKE HARDLY ANY OTHER ARTIST
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez , known as Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a prominent Mexican painter and the husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in Mexican art . Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals among others in Mexico City , Chapingo , Cuernavaca , San Francisco , Detroit , and New York City.[ 1 In 1931, a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
HE TELLS THE STORY OF MEXICO AND ITS PEOPLE LIKE HARDLY ANY OTHER ARTIST
| Diego Rivera | |
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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in 1932, Photo by: Carl Van Vechten
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| Birth name | Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez |
| Born | December 8, 1886 Guanajuato , Mexico |
| Died | November 24, 1957 (aged 70) Mexico City , Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Field | Painting , Muralist |
| Training | San Carlos Academy |
| Movement | Mexican Mural Movement |
| Works | Man, Controller of the universe |
2 comments:
Delightful post. Thanks.
I've always liked his work.Nice painting at the bottom, I've never seen this one before, thanks Heidi.
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