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====Medium: [[:Category:Public Art|Public Art]], [[:Category:Painting|Painting]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Public Art|Public Art]], [[:Category:Painting|Painting]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Diego Rivera | [[File:Lenin_Rivera.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Controversial portion of mural depicting Lenin.]] | ||
'''Artist:''' [[Diego Rivera]] | |||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' U.S. Government | '''Confronting Bodies:''' U.S. Government | ||
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'''The Incident:''' "On May 22, 1933, Rivera was called down from his scaffold where he was still working on the unfinished mural. He was handed a check for $14,00, the balance of his fee, and informed that he had been dismissed. Within 30 minutes the mural had been covered by tarpaper and a wooden screen. | '''The Incident:''' "On May 22, 1933, Rivera was called down from his scaffold where he was still working on the unfinished mural. He was handed a check for $14,00, the balance of his fee, and informed that he had been dismissed. Within 30 minutes the mural had been covered by tarpaper and a wooden screen. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' "Seeking a compromise, Rockefeller suggested that Rivera should replace Lenin with some unknown face; the artist offered to add Lincoln but refused to expunge Lenin. Charged with willful propagandizing, he declared only that | '''Results of Incident:''' "Seeking a compromise, Rockefeller suggested that Rivera should replace Lenin with some unknown face; the artist offered to add Lincoln but refused to expunge Lenin. Charged with willful propagandizing, he declared only that 'All art is propaganda.' Since he had accepted his payment, Rivera was unable to force the Rockefellers to exhibit or even keep his work. The mural was subsequently removed from the wall..." The Encyclopedia of Censorship, J. Green, Facts on File, pg. 254 | ||
'''Source:''' The Encyclopedia of Censorship, J. Green, Facts on File | '''Source:''' The Encyclopedia of Censorship, J. Green, Facts on File | ||
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