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Mexican1886–1957

Diego Rivera

A Mexican painter whose huge frescoes helped launch the mural movement in Mexican and international art. He worked in Europe from 1907, painting as a Cubist in Paris, and between 1922 and 1953 painted murals in Mexico City, San Francisco, Detroit and New York. He was married to the painter Frida Kahlo.

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A life in paintings

  1. 1886
    Born
  2. 1907
    Cubism begins

    In Paris, Picasso and Braque start breaking objects into geometric planes.

    Sources: WikipediaBritannica
  3. 1908
  4. 1913
    The Armory Show

    The International Exhibition of Modern Art opens in New York, then travels to Chicago and Boston, giving many Americans their first sight of European modern art.

    Source: Wikipedia
  5. 1914
  6. 1957
    Died

Where to see them

Museo Nacional de Arte

Mexico City

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