Diego Rivera

Willow Berg Period 7

Who was Diego Rivera?
Who was Diego Rivera?
Diego Rivera and his twin brother were born on December 8, 1886 in
Guanajuato, Mexico to Diego Rivera Acosta and Maria Barrientos.
Sadly, his twin brother, Carlos died at the age of 2. At age 10, Diego
was asked to attend the Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City even
after disapproval from his father who wanted him to pursue a military
career. Diego became a famous muralist and painter who worked with
cubism and post-impressionism. His third wife, Frida Kahlo was also a
well famous self portraitist and was the inspiration for many of his
works. Diego passed away on November 24, 1957 in Mexico City.
Relationships
Diego married Angelina Beloff, a well known artist in 1911, and they
had one child Diego in 1916 that only lived for two years. During their
marriage, Diego had a child with Maria Vorobieff-Stebelska named
Marike in 1918. Maria was a cubist and pointillist artist in Mexico. He
later married his second wife, Guadalupe Marín, a model and novelist
and had two daughters Ruth and Guadalupe. During this marriage,
Diego met Frida Kahlo. They married in 1929 with a 20 year age gap.
Due to common infidelities, they divorced in 1939 but remarried in
1940. After Frida’s death in 1954, Diego married his long-time agent
Emma Hurtado in 1955.
Controversies
Diego was commissioned to paint a painting titled “Dreams of a
Sunday in the Alameda” in a catholic town. He depicted Ignacio
Ramírez with a sign reading, “God does not exist” This doesn't bode
well with the town so it wasn’t displayed until 9 years after its creation
after Diego agreed to cover it up. He still was an avid atheist after this
incident.
In 1933, Diego Rivera was appointed to create a fresco at the
Rockefeller Center named, “ He was demanded to stop creating the
fresco after he included a picture of Vladimir Lenin, a contentious
communist leader. The Americans, who totally disagreed with
communism, later destroyed the fresco.
Quote
“Every good composition is above all a work of
abstraction. All good painters know this. But the
painter cannot dispense with subjects altogether
without his work suffering impoverishment. ”
- Diego Rivera
Murals and Paintings “La Mujer del Pozo”

“The Flower Carrier”

Murals and Paintings “Head of a Breton Woman”

“Symbolic Landscape”
Murals and Paintings “Man at the Crossroads”
Bibliography
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“Diego Rivera.” Google Search, Google,
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“Diego Rivera Overview and Analysis.” The Art Story,
www.theartstory.org/artist-rivera-diego.htm.