Diego Rivera (1886-1957)

Diego Rivera (1886-1957) is a person that was a Mexican painter and muralist.

• AKA: Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez.
• Context:
  • He was also a political activist as a member of the Mexican Communist Party.
  • He greatly influenced the development of the Mexican Muralism Movement.
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• Example(s):
  • Diego Rivera's art includes:
    • Detroit Industry Murals,
    • Man at the Crossroads,
    • The Flower Carrier,
    • The Arsenal,
    • Portrait of Natasha Gelman,
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Frida Kahlo (1907-1954),
  • David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974),
  • José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949),
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973),
  • Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944).
• See: Guanajuato City, Cubism, Realism (Arts), Mexican Muralism, Frida Kahlo, Marika Rivera, Frida Kahlo.

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References

2023

• (ChatGPT-OpenAI, 2023) ⇒ https://chat.openai.com/chat Retrieved: 2023-03-12.
  • Question:Who was Diego Rivera (1886-1957)?

    Answer: Diego Rivera (1886-1957) was a prominent Mexican painter and muralist, widely considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. He was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, and studied art in Mexico City and Europe before returning to Mexico to begin his career as a painter.

    Rivera is best known for his large-scale murals, which often depicted scenes from Mexican history and culture, as well as social and political issues. His work was highly influential in the development of the Mexican Muralism movement, which sought to create a new, socially engaged form of public art that could inspire and educate the people of Mexico.

     Rivera was also known for his tumultuous personal life and political activism. He was a member of the Mexican Communist Party and was involved in many political struggles throughout his career, both in Mexico and abroad. Despite controversy surrounding some of his political views and associations, his artistic legacy remains highly respected and influential to this day.

2022

• (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera Retrieved:2022-12-26.
  • 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. His large frescoes helped establish the mural movement in Mexican and international art.

    Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals in, among other places, Mexico City, Chapingo, and Cuernavaca, Mexico; and San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City, United States. In 1931, a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York; this was before he completed his 27-mural series known as Detroit Industry Murals.

    Rivera had four wives and numerous children, including at least one natural daughter. His first child and only son died at the age of two. His third wife was fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, with whom he had a volatile relationship that continued until her death. His fourth and final wife was his agent.

    Due to his importance in the country's art history, the government of Mexico declared Rivera's works as monumentos historicos. As of 2018, Rivera holds the record for highest price at auction for a work by a Latin American artist. The 1931 painting The Rivals, part of the record-setting Collection of Peggy Rockefeller and David Rockefeller, sold for US$9.76 million.

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