Joanne Mattern. Rivera and Kahlo sailed home to Mexico in 1933. Rivera painted many more murals during the 1930s. His paintings were filled with the bright colors of Mexico. He celebrated his country's history and culture in his work.
Examines the life and work of the twentieth-century Mexican painter known especially for his murals.
Wm . H. Beatty , “ All Around Detroit , ” Daily News , May 1 , 1932 , Ford Motor Company Scrapbook # 80 , Ford Archives : “ Largest commercial transport plane now completed at Ford airport . Rivera will probably want to see it .
Titles in the series include : Pieter Bruegel Michelangelo Buonarroti Alexander Calder Mary Cassatt Paul Cezanne Leonardo da Vinci Edgar Degas Paul Gauguin Wassily Kandinsky Paul Klee Henri Matisse Claude Monet Henry Moore Grandma Moses ...
A volume to accompany a contemporary exhibition looks at the five "portable murals" created by Mexican artist Diego Rivera in New York City for a major exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in December 1931.
Diego Rivera: The Italian Sketchbook, 1920-21
The legendary María Félix was one of the stars of the Golden Age of the Mexican Cinema between 1940 and 1955, and had a reputation as a devoradora de hombres (man-eating woman). Rivera's tumultuous sexual life was always the subject of ...
Discover the life and legacy of celebrated Mexican artist Diego Rivera in this picture book by award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh A Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner!
Tells the story of Diego as a young, mischievous boy who demonstrated a clear passion for art and then went on to become one of the most famous painters in the world.
Diego Rivera's (1886-1957) Detroit Industry fresco cycle in the Detroit Institute of Arts is the finest Mexican-style mural in the United States. Completed in nine months, between July 1932 and...
This graphic novel tells the story of the extraordinary life and times of an artist for whom myth and reality fused.
This volume is the biography and collection of works of Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera, for the years 1921 to 1957. This volume -- v. 2 of a two...
Art historian David Craven presents a sustained and highly original interpretation of Diego Rivera's particular version of "epic modernism," while offering a probing and coherent account of the artist's lifelong...
Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Diego Rivera, the Hispanic man who showed his love for art and Mexico through his numerous paintings and murals.
-- Focuses on the lives and accomplishments of prominent Hispanic men and women-- Underscores the important influence Hispanics have had on world culture-- Each in-depth biography is lavishly illustrated with...
Offers insight into the life and artwork of the famous Mexican painter and muralist and follows his career, looking at his influences, and tracing the evolution of his style.
The creator of amazing works of art--and great controversy--this Mexican muralist's political beliefs and marital infidelities fueled his artistic expression.
Traces the life and career of the Mexican painter, looks at his murals, portraits, and sketches, and discusses the influence of pre-Columbian art on his work
Best known for his monumental mural production, Diego Rivera was also a distinguished painter of easel and an extraordinaryillustrator, as this book eloquently demonstrates.
Diego Rivera is famous for painting murals of everyday life in Mexico.