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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.
- 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.
- Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit - In 1932 and 1933, Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo lived in Detroit, while Rivera was painting the Detroit Industry frescoes at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Learn more about a collaboration between The Henry Ford and the DIA.
- January 13, 2015
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Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit
In 1932 and 1933, Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo lived in Detroit, while Rivera was painting the Detroit Industry frescoes at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Learn more about a collaboration between The Henry Ford and the DIA.
- Ford Mexico City Plant Photographs - Guillermo Kahlo, father of artist Frida Kahlo, was one of the foremost architectural photographers in Mexico during the early 1900s. In 1932, Kahlo's studio documented the Ford Mexico City assembly plant. This visual record was created the same year Kahlo's son-in-law Diego Rivera began the <em>Detroit Industry</em> murals -- the monumental frescoes at the Detroit Institute of Arts funded by Edsel Ford.
- April 21, 2015
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Ford Mexico City Plant Photographs
Guillermo Kahlo, father of artist Frida Kahlo, was one of the foremost architectural photographers in Mexico during the early 1900s. In 1932, Kahlo's studio documented the Ford Mexico City assembly plant. This visual record was created the same year Kahlo's son-in-law Diego Rivera began the Detroit Industry murals -- the monumental frescoes at the Detroit Institute of Arts funded by Edsel Ford.
- The Henry Ford on the DIA's Rivera Court - Some of our curators take a field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts' Rivera Court. Watch them connect their areas of expertise and our collections to Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry frescoes.
- June 03, 2015
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The Henry Ford on the DIA's Rivera Court
Some of our curators take a field trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts' Rivera Court. Watch them connect their areas of expertise and our collections to Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry frescoes.
- Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Kahlo Collection Photos - We've just digitized some1932 photographs from our collection of the Ford Motor Company Mexico City plant that might be the work of Frida Kahlo’s father, Guillermo Kahlo.
- April 20, 2015
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Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Kahlo Collection Photos
We've just digitized some1932 photographs from our collection of the Ford Motor Company Mexico City plant that might be the work of Frida Kahlo’s father, Guillermo Kahlo.
- Detroit Industry Frescoes: The Backstory - In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. The artist spent eight months creating the 27 frescoes in <em>Detroit Industry</em>. This photograph, taken during the project, shows (left to right) Viscount John Hastings and Clifford Wright, two of Rivera's students; Rivera; and DIA director Wilhelm Valentiner.
- March 08, 2015
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Detroit Industry Frescoes: The Backstory
In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. The artist spent eight months creating the 27 frescoes in Detroit Industry. This photograph, taken during the project, shows (left to right) Viscount John Hastings and Clifford Wright, two of Rivera's students; Rivera; and DIA director Wilhelm Valentiner.
- Detroit 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.
- March 16, 2015
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Detroit 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.
- 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).
- Letter from Edsel Ford to Frida Kahlo regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 20, 1939 -
- December 20, 1939
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Letter from Edsel Ford to Frida Kahlo regarding Ricardo Arias Vinas, December 20, 1939