Detail of Diego Rivera "Detroit Industry" Mural, 1933
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In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Detroit Industry incorporated scenes of automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical production. It also featured select portraits including Edsel Ford (left), who funded the murals, and DIA director Wilhelm Valentiner (right).
In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Detroit Industry incorporated scenes of automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical production. It also featured select portraits including Edsel Ford (left), who funded the murals, and DIA director Wilhelm Valentiner (right).
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1933
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.248
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Resin-coated paper
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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