Diego Rivera
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Diego Rivera By: Jocelyn White
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Diego Rivera. By: Jocelyn White. December 8 , 1886: Birth. He was born in Guanajuato City, Guanajuato to Diego and Maria Barrientos . He had a twin named Jose Carlos, who died at 16 months due to infections. His mom was Jewish and his dad was Spanish Nobility. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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December 8, 1886: BirthHe was born in Guanajuato City, Guanajuato
to Diego and Maria Barrientos.He had a twin named Jose Carlos, who died
at 16 months due to infections.His mom was Jewish and his dad was Spanish
Nobility.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Riverahttp://www.mexonline.com/diegorivera.htm
GUANAJUATO CITY
1907- EuropeHe and his family moved to Paris, France.They lived their for fourteen years while he
went to school.Diego encountered works by Cezanne,
Gauguin, and Renior.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/ep
isodes/diego-rivera/about-the-artist/64/
Paul Cezanne
Paul Gauguin
Pierre Auguste Renoir
1909- 1st MarriageHe met Angeline Belhoff while he in Brussels.She was a kind, sensitive Russian who was
also a painter.They were married for the next 12 years. http://www.fbuch.com/diego.htm
Spring 1922- 2nd Marriage His third wife was Lupe Martin.They met while on travels in Mexico to study
the various landscapes and history.They divorced in 1927.http://www.diego-rivera.org/biography.htmlhttp://www.fbuch.com/diego.htm
Autumn 1922- Founding of Technical School
Founded The Revolutionary Union of Technical Workers, Painters and Sculptures.
Later that year, Diego joined the Mexican Communist Party.
Diego started to develop his own style based on large, simplified figures and bold colors with an Aztec influences.
http://www.fbuch.com/diego.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera
Diego is standing and speaking to the crowd during
a meeting.
Autumn of 1927- October RevolutionDiego celebrated the 10th Anniversary of The
October Revolution.He was invited to paint a mural for the Red
Army Club in Moscow, Russia.He was ordered out shortly after he started,
due to involvement in Anti-Soviet Policies.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera
The October Revolution
1917 in Russia
August 21, 1929- 3rd MarriageDiego and Frida Kahlo were married twice
during their love affair.Diego was 36 and was painting his first mural
in the amphitheater of the National Preparatory School when he and Frida first met.
Kahlo’s father had observed the lovers silently, and with a partial blessing, Rivera, 42, and Kahlo, 22, were married for the first time on August 21, 1929.
http://www.diego-rivera.org/lifewithfrida.html
Frida and her portrait by Rivera
Winter of 1917- Baby DiegoAngeline Belhoff had a baby boy, Diego’s one
and only son.Diego named him Diego after himself, only to
have the baby die a year later due to illness.He went Angeline’s rival, Marie Marevna,
who also became pregnant.http://
www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rivera.html
November 1957- DeathDiego died at age 71He died from heart failure, only to die with
out his lover, Frida Kahlo, who died 3 years before.
He died with his life perfectly in balance and Mexican Culture in balance also.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rivera.html
http://www.mexonline.com/diegorivera.htm
He died an amazing painter with influence in Mexico.
The End!!
