Diego Rivera1886-1957

Early Life… Born in Guanajuato,

Mexico Began studying

painting at young age 1907 moved to Europe

Spent next 14 years in Paris studying artists

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Where he lived Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato City,

Guanajuato. He went to Madrid, Spain and Paris, France

to study art. He traveled to Italy and Moscow, Russia.

He also lived in Mexico, but married and died in San Francisco, California.

His Goal Rivera was searching for a new form of

painting one that could express the complexities of his

day still reach a wide audience

Studied in Italy, he found his medium

Frescoes Frescoes are mural

paintings done on fresh plaster

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Other Famous Paintings…

And more…

Last one…

Marriage August 21, 1929 Marriage to Frida

Kahlo Diego 42, and 300 Ibs Frita 22, and 98 Ibs

Frida’s mother did not approve “marriage between an

elephant and a dove”http://www.travelandtransitions.com/stories_photos/images/Mexico2010/Feb7/Diego-Rivera-Frida-Kahlo.jpg

The Great Depression In 1932, at the height of

the Great Depression Rivera arrived in Detroit,

where, at the behest of Henry Ford

Painted walls of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Completed in 1933 the piece depicted

industrial life in the United States, concentrating on the car plant workers of Detroit.

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Events in His Lifetime… October 6, 1886

First Train Robbery: Reno Gang Robs Ohio & Mississippi Passenger Train 

1905 First Yellow Pages is invented!

1957 The first US attempt to launch a satellite fails-

Vanguard rocket blows up

Death 70 years old

Died in Mexico City