Diego rivera biography video on michael

          Marks the year anniversary of Diego Rivera's panel mural, Detroit Industry.

          When Diego Rivera repatriated to Mexico in , he joined a cultural mission to discover the country's southeast..

          Diego Rivera

          (1886-1957)

          Who Was Diego Rivera?

          Now thought to be one of the leading artists of the 20th century, Diego Rivera sought to make art that reflected the lives of the Mexican people.

          In 1921, through a government program, he started a series of murals in public buildings. Some were controversial; his Man at the Crossroads in New York City's RCA building, which featured a portrait of Vladmir Lenin, was stopped and destroyed by the Rockefeller family.

          Early Life

          Rivera was born on December 8, 1886, in Guanajuato, Mexico.

          His passion for art emerged early on. He began drawing as a child. Around the age of 10, Rivera went to study art at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City.

          ArtStop: Diego Rivera The Hands of Dr. Moore April 26, ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view.

        1. ArtStop: Diego Rivera The Hands of Dr. Moore April 26, ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view.
        2. Diego Rivera was a Mexican painter whose large works of art started the mural movement in Mexico and influenced artists around the world.
        3. When Diego Rivera repatriated to Mexico in , he joined a cultural mission to discover the country's southeast.
        4. All art is propaganda,” observed Diego Rivera.
        5. In this video, curators Diana Magaloni, Deputy Director & Director of the Program for for Art of the Ancient Americas, and Michael Govan.

          6. One of his early influences was artist José Posada who ran a print shop near Rivera's school.

          In 1907, Rivera traveled to Europe to further his art studies. There, he befriended many leading artists of the day, including Pablo Picasso.

          Rivera was also able to view influential work