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Flower Day (Dìa de Flores) by Diego Rivera
This artwork by Diego Rivera exaggerates the size of the flowers in the picture. This is likely because Rivera respects people who carried the flowers because he thinks it was hard work. (Rivera, 1925, pg.#519) -
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Detroit Industry: The Murals of Diego Rivera
In the mural everyone was working and they were working together. The only rule that the Detroit Institute of Arts had was that the work must relate to the history of Detroit and the development of industry. Rivera did not follow this rule because they weren't happy there was people of different race working together. Two major issues the public had with the mural was that there was people who had a different race and they all were working together. (Rivera, 1932-1933, pg. #503) -
Photo of Diego Rivera sketching part of his Rockefeller Center mural
In the sketching the people look calm and focused on something. It suprises me that in the sketch the people who are standing further up and less crouched down are more detailed. (Rivera, 1933 pg.# 505) -
Man, Controller of the Universe at the Palacio de Bellas Artes by Diego RIvera
Some topics represented are War, gardening, and the sky. The title does not provide a good description of the mural because the guy in the image is not the controller of the universe. (Rivera, 1934, pg. #494) -
Photo of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
In this photo Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are wearing very different clothes. Diego's clothes look thick and it's all about the same color, but Frida's clothes look thin and more colorful. They both look dressed formally though like they are going to a nice restraunt. (Kahlo Rivera, 1939, pg.# 509) -
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo
The painting is of Frida Kahlo in a leafy jungle with a blue sky. Kahlo might have wanted to draw the viewer's attention to the necklace to represent pain she went through. (Kahlo, 1940, pg.# 502) -
Frida Becomes My Wife from My Art, My Life: An Autobiography
Rivera takes a look at Kahlo's work and the qualities that most impressed him were her pictures "communicated a vital sensuality complemented by a merciless yet sensitive power of observation." She was an authentic artist. Kahlo just wants criticism of a serious man from Rivera. Rivera admires Kahlo for her art. -
Statement by Frida Kahlo from My Art, My Life: An Autobiography
In the text Frida says he has never been, nor will he ever be, anybody's husband. Suprisingly Kahlo describes his skin as a greenish whit color like on an aquatic animal. Fridas feelings for Rivera and his work are negative, because she said " he cannot lead a normal life" (Kahlo, 1960 pg. # 511 paragraph 7) -
Life with Frida from Frida's Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo
Frida expressed her culture more through things she got. Two characteristics of the kitchen in the Blue House contributed to its overall typically Mexican feel were Earthernware pots, and white, blue, and yellow spanish tiles. The authors chose to reference Kahlos too painting The Bride Frightened at Seeing Life Opened because Kahlo was using fruit to make dinner. (Rivera, 1994, pg. # 515) -
Letter to Ella and Bertram Wolfe from The Letters of Frida Kahlo: Cartas Apasionadas
In the letter Kahlo says the saddest part of her current situation with Rivera is that they are not even friends anymore. In the letter Kahlo says she wants freedom from Diego. Diego is not being honest to Kahlo "He always lies to me and hides every detail of his life" (Kahlo, 1995, pg. # 507 paragraph 7).