Detroit Industry Frescoes: The Backstory

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Explore the story behind the Detroit Industry frescoes at the Detroit Institute of Arts, as well as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo's time in Detroit in 1932 and 1933 and their continuing relationship with Edsel Ford for a decade afterwards, through Ford Motor Company photographs, letters, and other documents.

Diego Rivera and Robert H. Tannahill, 1932

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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, 1932

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Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Albert Kahn, 1932

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Frida Kahlo at Work on "Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States," 1932

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Oil Portrait of Edsel Ford by Diego Rivera, 1932

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Display of Sketches for "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle, 1932

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Diego Rivera Drawing for "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932

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Diego Rivera Drawing for "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932 - 1

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Letter from Clyde Burroughs to Edsel Ford regarding Engagement of Assistant Plasterer, 16 March 1932

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Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Clyde Burroughs regarding Engagement of Assistant Plasterer, March 18, 1932

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Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Clyde Burroughs regarding Glass Used by Diego Rivera, March 31, 1932

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Letter from Clyde Burroughs to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) regarding Sand Used in Rivera Frescos, April 19, 1932

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Letter from Clyde Burroughs to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) Requesting Additional Sand For Rivera Frescos, July 25, 1932

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Note Requesting Additional Sand For Diego Rivera, 1932

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Memo from Irving Bacon to A.J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford), July 27, 1932, regarding the Diego Rivera "Detroit Industry" Murals

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Memo from A.J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Irving Bacon, July 29, 1932, regarding the "Detroit Industry" Murals by Diego Rivera

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Memo from William Roegner to A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) regarding Supply of Edsel Ford Photograph to Diego Rivera, October 25, 1932

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Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Arts with John "Viscount Hastings," Clifford Wight and William Valentiner, 1932

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Ford Workers Getting Wages from Payroll Truck, 1932-1933

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Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Clyde Burroughs regarding Rivera Fresco Photographs, June 1, 1933

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Letter from Edsel Ford to Clyde Burroughs, June 1, 1933

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Letter from Clyde Burroughs to Edsel Ford regarding Fresco Photographs, 5 June 1933

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Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, November 19, 1939

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Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 6, 1939

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Letter from Edsel Ford to A. R. Lajous regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 20, 1939

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Letter from Edsel Ford to Frida Kahlo regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 20, 1939

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Letter from A. R. Lajous to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, January 2, 1940

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Letter from Edsel Ford to Frida Kahlo regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, January 22, 1941

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Letter from Edsel Ford to L. A. Lajous regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, January 22, 1941

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Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, February 21, 1941

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Letter from A. R. Lajous to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, February 22, 1941

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Letter from Frida Kahlo to Edsel Ford regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 5, 1941

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