Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Bust of Diego Rivera
Center
Museo Dolores Olmedo
Right
Courtyard, Museo Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and
Mexican National Art
!
National Art
&
Homes and Studios
After the Civil War ended in
1920, President Álvaro Obregón
decided that education and a
new form of distinctly Mexican
art would help heal the wounds
of the war and unite the country.
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The First Murals
Frida lived and painted in her
Coyoacán home, now Museo
Frida Kahlo
(see p89)
, for much
of her life. After their marriage
Rivera built his San Ángel studio,
now Museo Casa Estudio Diego
Rivera y Frida Kahlo
(see p90)
.
They lived there for a time, and
this is where he did most of his
painting. After Frida died, Diego
built a new studio nearby, now
known as the Museo Diego
Rivera Anahuacalli
(see p97)
.
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Museo Dolores Olmedo
As part of the policy, the
government comissioned Diego
Rivera in 1922. He painted
The
Creation
, in the Antiguo Colegio
de San Ildefonso
(see p68)
.
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Artistic Syndicate
The Revolutionary Syndicate
of Technical Workers, Painters,
and Sculptors was formed in 1922
with the intent to focus on public
art, rather than easel painting.
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Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
A friend and patron of Diego
Rivera, Dolores Olmedo Patiño
collected his work and made a
museum of her estate
(see p95)
.
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Frida Kahlo's Most
Famous Works
Frida Kahlo's
Two Fridas
is at the
Museo de Arte Moderno
(see
p83)
and
Self-Portrait with a
Monkey
and
The Broken Spine
are at Museo Dolores Olmedo.
)
Diego Rivera's Most
A master painter, he was
trained in Mexico and Europe, and
was known for his bright, bold
figures and visual story telling.
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Frida Kahlo (1907-54)
A self-taught artist, Frida
created paintings that captured
her emotions and political ideals
in a unique style combining
realist and surrealist elements.
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Diego Rivera and Frida
Famous Works
The m
ost visited mural is
Epic of
the Mexican People
in the Palacio
Nacional
(see pp14-15)
.
Man
the Controller of the Universe
in the Palacio de Bellas Artes
(see pp20-21)
is a re-creation
of his Rockefeller Center mural.
Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in
the Alameda Central
is in Museo
Mural Diego Rivera
(see p51)
.
Kahlo Romance
Individually they created vastly
different art but together their
tumultuous relationship came to
embody 20th-century Mexican art.
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Museo Dolores Olmedo has the largest collection of easel
paintings by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in the world
