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Book

Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo in Detroit

Call Number

  • 759.972 R8158 (CEN)

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Publication Information

[Detroit] : Detroit Institute of Arts, [2015]

Physical Description

248 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Summary

Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts, held from March 15-July 12, 2015, celebrating the famous Mexican artist couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo during the year they spent in Detroit while he completed the "Detroit Industry Murals".

Notes

This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit, organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts, March 15-July 12, 2015.

Contents

  • Diego and Frida : high drama in Detroit / April 21, 1932 / The lost desire : Frida Kahlo in Detroit / Modern racket / The director and the artist : two revolutionaries / "He's the artist in the family" : the life, times, and character of Edsel Ford / Rivera's cartoons for Detroit Industry / The Detroit Industry cartoons : drawing materials and techniques

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