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- Exhibition Poster, "American Printmaking: The First 150 Years," 1970 -
- 11 March 1970 - 12 April 1970
- Collections - Artifact
Exhibition Poster, "American Printmaking: The First 150 Years," 1970
- Diego Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932 - 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
- Collections - Artifact
Diego Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932
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 Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932 - 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.
- August 02, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Diego Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932
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 Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932 - 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.
- August 02, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Diego Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932
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 Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932 - 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.
- August 02, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Diego Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932
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.
- "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle in Progress, 1932 - 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.
- August 02, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
"Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle in Progress, 1932
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 Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932 - 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.
- August 02, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Diego Rivera Working on the "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932
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 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- 1940 Lincoln Continental Club Coupe - Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- 12 June 1985-08 September 1985
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1940 Lincoln Continental Club Coupe
Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- Diego Rivera Drawing for "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932 - 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
- Collections - Artifact
Diego Rivera Drawing for "Detroit Industry" Fresco Cycle at Detroit Institute of Arts, 1932
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.