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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