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Diego Rivera
Painter
Diego Rivera
Born in 1886
Studied in San Carlos Academy
Traveled to Paris in 1909
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.
The Aztec World, fresco 1929-1935 National Palace, North Wall Mexico City
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.
The Flower Carrier (Cargador de Flores) 1935San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA
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.
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.
Dia de la Flor (Flower Day) 1925 Image Source: Diego Rivera Web Museum
Diego Rivera
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