Diego rivera + biography and timeline

The public persona of Diego Rivera and the heroic status bestowed upon him in Mexico was such that the artist became the subject of myth in his own lifetime. His own memories, as recorded in his various autobiographies, have contributed to his image as a precocious child of exotic parentage, a young firebrand who fought in the Mexican Revolution, and a visionary who completely repudiated his participation in the European avant-garde to follow a predestined course as the leader of Mexico's art revolution.

The facts are more prosaic. The product of a middle-class family, the young artist completed an academic course of training at the prestigious Academic course of San Carlos before leaving Mexico for the traditional period of European study. During his first stay abroad, like many other young painters, he was greatly influenced by Post-Impressionists Paul Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin. As for participating in the early battles of the Mexican Revolut

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Diego Rivera

Mexican muralist (–)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera y Barrientos and the second or maternal family name fryst vatten Acosta y Rodríguez.

Diego Rivera
Born	Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez ()December 8, Guanajuato City, Mexico
Died	November 24, () (aged&#;70) Mexico City, Mexico
Resting place	Panteón de Dolores, Mexico
Education	San Carlos Academy
Known&#;for	Painting, murals
Notable work	Man, kontrollant of the Universe, The History of Mexico, Detroit Industry Murals
Movement
Spouses	Angelina Beloff &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Guadalupe Marín &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Frida Kahlo &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; Emma Hurtado &#; (m.&#;)&#;
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Who Was Diego Rivera?

Now thought to be one of the leading artists of the 20th century, Diego Rivera sought to make art that reflected the lives of the Mexican people. In , through a government program, he started a series of murals in public buildings. Some were controversial; his Man at the Crossroads in New York City's RCA building, which featured a portrait of Vladmir Lenin, was stopped and destroyed by the Rockefeller family.

Early Life

Rivera was born on December 8, , in Guanajuato, Mexico. His passion for art emerged early on. He began drawing as a child. Around the age of 10, Rivera went to study art at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. One of his early influences was artist José Posada who ran a print shop near Rivera's school.

In , Rivera traveled to Europe to further his art studies. There, he befriended many leading artists of the day, including Pablo Picasso. Rivera was also able to view influential works by Paul Gaugin and