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Painter, Marxist activist, and husband of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera is renowned as much for his active politics as for his monumental mural paintings. This introduction explores his unique and visionary renderings of a modern Mexico, combining communist passion, pre-Columbian heritage, and the influences of European modernism.

ISBN-13: 9783836504133

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Taschen America - LLC

Publication Date: 07-15-2015

Pages: 96

Product Dimensions: 8.50(w) x 10.40(h) x 0.50(d)

Series: Basic Art

Andrea Kettenmann studied art history in Göttingen and Hamburg before joining the art history department of the University of Hamburg. She has published widely on Frida Kahlo and has contributed to numerous exhibitions and catalogues. She works as a freelance art historian in Mexico City, where she has lived for many years.

Table of Contents

Nace un artista 6
Los anos europeos 12
Pintura mural: un ideal posrevolucionario 22
Ideologia comunista para clientes capitalistas 44
Entre el reconocimiento y el escandalo 56
El sueno de la paz y la unidad: el ultimo viaje 76
Diego Rivera 1886-1957: Datos biograficos 92