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an old black and white photo of a man in overalls

Diego Rivera: In his studio in Mexico, photograph dated 1936. This is a previously unpublished snapshot by and unknown photographer. The studio / house was designed by the architect Juan O'Gorman - and built between 1929 and 1931.

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a painting of a man holding a piece of paper

Self-Portrait. Diego Rivera. 1941. Oil on canvas. 61 x 43 cm. Smith College Museum of Art, USA. Diego Rivera (1886-1957) helped create the Mexican muralist movement. He was concerned about the lives of his fellow citizens and the effects of the revolution, as a result he began to paint what he saw to be the truth on murals for everyone to see. He would also show historical events such as the portrayal of the Mayans or other political issues which would often influence him to paint his mind.

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a painting on the side of a building with people around it and one man holding a baby

The Night of the Rich, by Diego Rivera, was completed during the Mexican Revolution in 1928 as a fresco. Rivera and many others saw change as progress; therefore Rivera bases his art upon Marxist theories (“Diego Rivera”). Rivera expresses his hatred towards the rich and capitalists in his paintings. Night of the Rich accompanies another painting named Night of the Poor to show how the proletariat cannot rise without a revolution. The painting was completed on a Fresco, which was Rivera’s…

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