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Diego Rivera

Painter

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Diego Rivera

Born in 1886

Studied in San Carlos Academy

Traveled to Paris in 1909

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Back to his roots

Rivera decided he wanted to create paintings that related to common people.

Wanted to educate Mexicans about their history.

Painted images that related to Mexican Culture.

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The Aztec World, fresco 1929-1935 National Palace, North Wall Mexico City

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Mexican Life

Diego also liked to depict ordinary Mexican life in his paintings.

Common subjects in these paintings were Earth, The Farmer, and The Laborer.

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The Flower Carrier (Cargador de Flores) 1935San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA

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The commissioned murals in the garden Court of the Detroit

Institute of ArtCreated for Edsel Ford

Illustrated the work force of the Ford auto factory.

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Flower Day

Features a flower carrier with a basket of calla lilies bending before two girls.

Evokes the ancient Mexican tradition of dedicating flowers to the God.

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Dia de la Flor (Flower Day) 1925 Image Source: Diego Rivera Web Museum

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Diego Rivera

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Sources

http://www.bookrags.com/Diego_Rivera

http://www.aaronartprints.org/rivera-theflowercarrier.php

http://lasauniversity.tripod.com/diego.htm

http://www.betterwall.com/bnr.php?bid=166

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera

http://www.leninimports.com/diego_rivera.html