1. Diego RiveraOnly the work of art itself can raise the standard of taste
by Allison Canada

2. Studied in Mexico then moved on to study in Europe
Born on Dec. 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico
Best known for his politically charged murals and love affair with Frida Kahlo
While in Europe Rivera took up cubism
Heavily involved in the muralist movement
He died in 1957
3. The Flower Carrier1935
Cargador de flores
4. Day of Dead Dia de Muertos1924
5. Day of Dead 1944
Dia de Muertos 2
6. Flower DayDia de Flores
7. Why the calla lilies?
Magnificent Beauty
8. Career in Mexico
His art was done in a fashion similar to the steles of the Maya to tells stories.
Greatest Mexican painter of the 20th century.
9. Powerful messages in Mexican Muralism
10. http://www.aaronartprints.org/rivera-theflowercarrier.php
http://artpassions.com/artists/diego-rivera/0000032008-dia-de-muertos-1924?vr=c
http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=10772;type=101
http://www.mexonline.com/diegorivera.htm
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