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- 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
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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.
- 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.
- Mural on Ford Exhibit Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1939-1940 - The 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition reflected American aspirations at the end of the Great Depression. Held on Treasure Island -- a manmade island in San Francisco Bay -- the fair celebrated the completion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay and Golden Gate bridges. Ford was a major participant at this fair, claiming a large building near the ferry entrance to the fairgrounds.
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Mural on Ford Exhibit Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1939-1940
The 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition reflected American aspirations at the end of the Great Depression. Held on Treasure Island -- a manmade island in San Francisco Bay -- the fair celebrated the completion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay and Golden Gate bridges. Ford was a major participant at this fair, claiming a large building near the ferry entrance to the fairgrounds.
- Section of Photo-Mural, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934 - The Ford building at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was lined with murals depicting activity at the River Rouge Plant -- a symbol of industrial efficiency that exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme.
- 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Section of Photo-Mural, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
The Ford building at the 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair was lined with murals depicting activity at the River Rouge Plant -- a symbol of industrial efficiency that exemplified the fair's Century of Progress theme.
- 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.
- Letter from Edsel Ford to Mexican President Rubio regarding Gift of Ford Automobile, June 23, 1932 -
- June 25, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Edsel Ford to Mexican President Rubio regarding Gift of Ford Automobile, June 23, 1932
- "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.