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Diego Rivera Diego Rivera with a xoloitzcuintle, photo taken at the Casa Azul
Born
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez
December 8, 1886
Guanajuato, Mexico
Died
November 24, 1957 (aged 70)
Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality
Mexico
Education
San Carlos Academy
Known for
Painting, murals
Notable work
Man, Controller of the Universe
Movement
Mexican muralism
Spouse(s)
Angelina Beloff (1911–1921)
Guadalupe Marín (1922–1929)
Frida Kahlo (1929–1939 and 1940–1954; her death)
Emma Hurtado (1955–1957; his death)
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo
riˈβeɾa]; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the Mexican mural movement in Mexican art. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals among others in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City. In 1931, a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Rivera had a volatile marriage with fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera with a xoloitzcuintle, photo taken at the Casa Azul
Born
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez
December 8, 1886
Guanajuato, Mexico
Died
November 24, 1957 (aged 70)
Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality
Mexico
Education
San Carlos Academy
Known for
Painting, murals
Notable work
Man, Controller of the Universe
Movement
Mexican muralism
Spouse(s)
Angelina Beloff (1911–1921)
Guadalupe Marín (1922–1929)
Frida Kahlo (1929–1939 and 1940–1954; her death)
Emma Hurtado (1955–1957; his death)
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo
riˈβeɾa]; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the Mexican mural movement in Mexican art. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals among others in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City. In 1931, a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Rivera had a volatile marriage with fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.