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- Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, 1932 - Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were photographed in Detroit in 1932. The couple resided in the city while Rivera created his <i>Detroit Industry</i> murals, commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts and completed there in 1933. Rivera's work was funded by Ford Motor Company president Edsel Ford.
- August 02, 1932
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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, 1932
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were photographed in Detroit in 1932. The couple resided in the city while Rivera created his Detroit Industry murals, commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts and completed there in 1933. Rivera's work was funded by Ford Motor Company president Edsel Ford.
- Note Requesting Additional Sand For Diego Rivera, 1932 -
- December 28, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Note Requesting Additional Sand For Diego Rivera, 1932
- Diego Rivera and Robert H. Tannahill, 1932 - Artist Diego Rivera (left) was photographed with art collector and patron Robert H. Tannahill in 1932. Rivera was in Michigan to work on his <i>Detroit Industry</i> murals, commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts and completed there in 1933. Tannahill served on the City of Detroit Arts Commission and, over the years, donated many artworks to the DIA.
- August 02, 1932
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Diego Rivera and Robert H. Tannahill, 1932
Artist Diego Rivera (left) was photographed with art collector and patron Robert H. Tannahill in 1932. Rivera was in Michigan to work on his Detroit Industry murals, commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts and completed there in 1933. Tannahill served on the City of Detroit Arts Commission and, over the years, donated many artworks to the DIA.
- Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Albert Kahn, 1932 - Detroit architect Albert Kahn (left) posed for a photograph with Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in 1932. The couple was in Michigan while Rivera worked on his <i>Detroit Industry</i> murals, commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts and completed there in 1933.
- August 02, 1932
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Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Albert Kahn, 1932
Detroit architect Albert Kahn (left) posed for a photograph with Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in 1932. The couple was in Michigan while Rivera worked on his Detroit Industry murals, commissioned by the Detroit Institute of Arts and completed there in 1933.
- Detail of Diego Rivera "Detroit Industry" Mural, 1933 - 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. <em>Detroit Industry</em> 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).
- 1933
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Detail of Diego Rivera "Detroit Industry" Mural, 1933
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).
- Oil Portrait of Edsel Ford by Diego Rivera, 1932 - Partway through work on his <EM>Detroit Industry</EM> murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Diego Rivera took a break to paint a portrait of the frescoes' primary sponsor, Edsel Ford. Rather than posing Ford in his office, Rivera chose a more appropriate setting: an automotive design studio. The portrait depicts Ford as strong and confident in his preferred environment.
- 1932
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Oil Portrait of Edsel Ford by Diego Rivera, 1932
Partway through work on his Detroit Industry murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Diego Rivera took a break to paint a portrait of the frescoes' primary sponsor, Edsel Ford. Rather than posing Ford in his office, Rivera chose a more appropriate setting: an automotive design studio. The portrait depicts Ford as strong and confident in his preferred environment.
- Oil Portrait of Edsel Ford by Diego Rivera, 1932 - Partway through work on his <EM>Detroit Industry</EM> murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Diego Rivera took a break to paint a portrait of the frescoes' primary sponsor, Edsel Ford. Rather than posing Ford in his office, Rivera chose a more appropriate setting: an automotive design studio. The portrait depicts Ford as strong and confident in his preferred environment.
- 1932
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Oil Portrait of Edsel Ford by Diego Rivera, 1932
Partway through work on his Detroit Industry murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Diego Rivera took a break to paint a portrait of the frescoes' primary sponsor, Edsel Ford. Rather than posing Ford in his office, Rivera chose a more appropriate setting: an automotive design studio. The portrait depicts Ford as strong and confident in his preferred environment.
- Photograph of an Oil Portrait of Edsel Ford by Diego Rivera, 1932 - Partway through work on his <EM>Detroit Industry</EM> murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Diego Rivera took a break to paint a portrait of the frescoes' primary sponsor, Edsel Ford. Rather than posing Ford in his office, Rivera chose a more appropriate setting: an automotive design studio. The portrait depicts Ford as strong and confident in his preferred environment.
- 1932
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Photograph of an Oil Portrait of Edsel Ford by Diego Rivera, 1932
Partway through work on his Detroit Industry murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Diego Rivera took a break to paint a portrait of the frescoes' primary sponsor, Edsel Ford. Rather than posing Ford in his office, Rivera chose a more appropriate setting: an automotive design studio. The portrait depicts Ford as strong and confident in his preferred environment.
- Diego Rivera "Detroit Industry" Frescoes at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932-1933 - In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Much of <em>Detroit Industry</em> was inspired by Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, but the murals also portrayed Detroit's medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Edsel Ford sponsored Rivera's work.
- 1932-1933
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Diego Rivera "Detroit Industry" Frescoes at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932-1933
In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Much of Detroit Industry was inspired by Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, but the murals also portrayed Detroit's medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Edsel Ford sponsored Rivera's work.
- Diego at Work: Detroit Industry Frescoes - In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Much of <em>Detroit Industry</em> was inspired by Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, but the murals also portrayed Detroit's medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Edsel Ford sponsored Rivera's work.
- March 08, 2015
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Diego at Work: Detroit Industry Frescoes
In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Much of Detroit Industry was inspired by Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, but the murals also portrayed Detroit's medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Edsel Ford sponsored Rivera's work.