Diego Rivera : A Biography

by Aguilar-Moreno, Manuel; Cabrera, Erika

• ISBN13: 9780313354069
• ISBN10: 0313354065
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-20
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

Diego Rivera: A Biography presents a concise but substantial biography of the famous and controversial Mexican artist. Chronologically arranged, the book examines RiveraÕs childhood and artistic formation (18861906), his European period (19071921), and his murals of the 1920s. It looks at the work he did in the United States (19301933) and follows his career from his subsequent return to Mexico through his death in 1957.Drawing from primary source materials, the book reveals facts about RiveraÕs life that are not well known or have not been widely discussed before. It explores his tempestuous marriage to renowned painter Frida Kahlo and looks at controversial works, such as RiveraÕs 1933 mural for the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, which featured a portrait of Communist party leader Vladimir Lenin, and was officially destroyed the following year.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Timeline: Events in the Life of Diego Rivera	p. xv
Childhood and Artistic Formation (1886-1906)	p. 1
The European Period (1907-1921)	p. 15
Murals of the 1920s	p. 29
Rivera in the United States (1930-1933)	p. 47
Again in Mexico (1934-1941)	p. 67
Rivera and His Mexican Murals of the 1940s (1941-1949)	p. 81
The Final Years (1950-1957)	p. 97
Bibliography	p. 115
Index	p. 119
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