Diego Rivera became one of the central figures of Mexican muralism, creating vast public narratives of labor, revolution, industry and Indigenous history in Mexico and the United States. His early European years included sustained contact with Cubism before he turned toward monumental fresco.
Mural; painting; drawing
Artist Films
Diego Rivera: The gateway to Mexican culture and politics
San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- Creation
- The History of Mexico
- Detroit Industry Murals
- Man at the Crossroads
- Man, Controller of the Universe
- Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park
- Flower Carrier
- The Arsenal
- Agrarian Leader Zapata
- Pan American Unity
Interviews & Writing
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