Pages

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Diego Rivera Detroit Industry Mural - DIA

One of the most amazing features at the Detroit Institute of Art's is this mural depicting Detroit's auto. industry by Diego Rivera. It was completed in 11 months between April 1932 and March 1933. Commissioned by Edsel Ford (son of Henry Ford), it portrayed workers of different races working together along with some other touchy subject matter. Rivera even snuck himself into the paintings (hint...he's wearing a bowler).





















4 comments:

French cancan said...

I love Diego !!!!!!! Matt you're the nest !!!!

Matt Strickland said...

It's an amazing mural...you have to come one day to see it!

Patrick Segui RIVETED said...

thanks for sharing with all of us ....at least there's some nice building left in Detroit ......

Anonymous said...

Fantastic post.
And you seem to jump out from the painting.

Share

Twitter Delicious Facebook Digg Stumbleupon Favorites More