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Diego Rivera (1886-1957)

Aliases: Diego María Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez

Professions: Freskomaler; Portrait painter; Wall painter; Draft draughtsman; Lithographer; Sculptor

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    PROPERTY FROM A DALLAS PRIVATE COLLECTION DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957) LA OFRENDA

    PROPERTY FROM A DALLAS PRIVATE COLLECTION DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957) LA OFRENDA

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    DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)

    DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)

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    DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)

    DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)

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    Diego Rivera (1886-1957) , Acueducto

    Diego Rivera (1886-1957) , Acueducto

Diego Rivera Biography

(b Guanajuato, 13 Dec 1886; d Mexico City, 24 Nov 1957). Mexican painter and draughtsman. He was one of the most important figures in the Mexican mural movement and won international acclaim for his vast public wall paintings, in which he created a new iconography based on socialist ideas and exalted the indigenous and popular heritage in Mexican culture. He also executed large quantities of easel paintings and graphic work.

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