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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. 1914
  5. 1957
    Died

Where to see them

Museo Nacional de Arte

Mexico City

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