Diego Rivera - The Detroit Industry Murals (Hardcover, 1st ed)

Early in the Depression, Diego Rivera was commissioned by Edsel Ford to create a series of murals in the gallery of the Detroit Institute of Arts, giant frescos whose theme would be America's industrial might. This volume studies the astonishing results and gives us a remarkably close look at Diego and his wife, Frida Kahlo. Rivera's Detroit Industry murals are one of this country's greatest treasures. In addition to providing full coverage and analysis of the murals, this volume includes chapters on the murals' planning and antecedents, Rivera's working methods (which can be read as a primer on frescos), Diego and Frida's lives for their nine months in Detroit, and the public's dramatic response to the strong socialist/communist themes in the works.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2000
First published:	1999
Authors:	Linda Bank Downs
Dimensions:	315 x 206 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	204
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-04529-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General
LSN:	0-393-04529-3
Barcode:	9780393045291

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