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Collections - articleDetroit Industry Frescoes: The Backstory
The Henry Ford has been digitizing selections from our collection that document Diego Rivera’s creation of the Detroit Industry frescoes at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo’s time in Detroit.
Collections - articleDía de Muertos: The Living and the Dead, Together Again
Mourning takes many forms. But can it ever be joyful? For celebrants of the holiday Día de Muertos, the answer is yes.
Collections - articleCollections Intersection
Discover how a 1930s image of Ford Motor Company employees collecting their wages from a payroll truck ties to Mexican artist Diego Rivera and his "Detroit Industry" frescoes at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Collections - articleContradictory Impacts: Mechanizing California’s Tomato Harvest
While mechanical tomato harvesters represent large-scale scientific and industrial advances, they also offer insight into this country’s complex labor history.