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 ====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]], [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]====
-====Medium: [[:Category:Painting|Painting]], [[:Category:Public|Art]]====
+====Medium: [[:Category:Painting|Painting]], [[:Category:Public Art|Public Art]]====
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 '''Description of Artwork:''' Rivera's paintings often make political statements or depict political figures.  In many cases, these displays of art are deemed inappropriate in the public setting.
-'''The Incident:''' "On May 22, 1933, Rivera was called down from his scaffold at [[Rockefeller Center] Rivera Mural Rockefeller Center] where he was still working on the unfinished mural he was commissioned to paint by Nelson Rockefeller. 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 at [[Rivera Mural Rockefeller Center]Rockefeller Center] where he was still working on the unfinished mural he was commissioned to paint by Nelson Rockefeller. 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.