Diego Rivera
8 December 1886 – 24 November 1957
Diego Rivera was a Mexican painter and a leading figure of the Mexican muralism movement. He is renowned for his large-scale frescoes depicting Mexican history, society, and labor, painted on public buildings in Mexico and the United States. His life and turbulent marriage to fellow artist Frida Kahlo made him one of the most prominent cultural figures of twentieth-century Mexico.
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Life events
Diego Rivera was born in the city of Guanajuato, Mexico.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe trained as a painter at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRivera spent years in Spain, France, and Italy, absorbing Cubism and Renaissance fresco traditions.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe launched his muralist career with commissions from the Mexican government, including works at the Ministry of Public Education.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRivera married the painter Frida Kahlo, beginning one of the most famous relationships in art history.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe created a celebrated fresco cycle celebrating industry and labor at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis Rockefeller Center mural was removed and destroyed after he included a portrait of Lenin.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRivera died of heart failure at his studio in Mexico City.
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