Diego Rivera

By: Miguel Bergman

Diego

Born

• December 8 1886• In Guanajuato, Mexico• Diego María de la Concepción Juan

Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was his birth name.

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Family

• Father – Diego Rivera Barrientos• Mother – Maria• Brother - Jose Carlos Rivera Barrientos (twin

brother)• Sister - María del Pilar Rivera

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Family Facts

• Father was a teacher upon Diego’s birth, and later became a school inspector

• Diego was the elder of twin brothers• Diego’s twin brother died at the age of two

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Art Studies

• At age ten, Diego studied at the Academy of San Carlos

• Won scholarship to study abroad in Europe• Studied in Spain, France, Belgium, Holland and

England

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Career

• A world famous Mexican painter.• Started at age 20• Visited Paris many times in his career

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Career

• Fused Mexican and European forms of art• One of his countries greatest muralists• Artwork drew attention to native farmers and peasants

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Art work

• Picture of little boy• El Vendedora De Flores• Self Portrait

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More Art

• Mural• El Vendedor de Alcatraces• Diego and Frieda

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One of famous paintings

Man At The Crossroadshttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Diego_Rivera%27s_most_famous_painting

Rockefeller Controversy

• Man of the Crossroads mural was begun at Rockefeller Center in 1933.

• Contained portrait of Vladimir Lenin, a Russian leader.

• Rivera was asked to stop work on the mural.• Rivera went to Mexico City in 1934 to paint

Man of the Crossroads.

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Type of supplies

• Used mainly oil based• Also did many things in water color• Used rice paper

http://www.icollector.com/Diego-Rivera-Peasant-Family-Ink-and-Watercolor_i8712082

Art Style

• Diego coined his style of art to be called Mexicanidad

• Diego created a Mexicanidad movement which other artists called themselves

• Influenced by heritage, strong sturdy imagery and murals

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Marriages

• First wife - Angeline Beloff• Second wife - Lupe Marin 1922 – 1927• Third wife – Frida Kahlo 1929 – 1954• Fourth wife - Emma Hurtado 1955

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Frida Kahlo

• Diego was married to Frida from 1929 to 1939, divorced a short time, then remarried from 1940 to 1954 upon her death

• Mexico’s most famous woman artist• Self portraits showing pain in her life

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Quotes

• “I've never believed in God, but I believe in Picasso”.• “Never before had a woman put such agonizing

poetry on canvas as Frida did”.• “If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the

more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait”.

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Death

• Died November 24, 1957• Died at age 70• Died in Mexico City of heart failure• Buried in Mexico City

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Diego Rivera