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====Subject: [[:Category:Explicit Sexuality|Explicit Sexuality]], [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ====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. | '''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] | '''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. | ||
Revision as of 20:21, 27 July 2011
Date: 1933
Region: North America, Central America and the Caribbean
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Painting, Public Art
Artist: Diego Rivera
Confronting Bodies: US Government, Alberto Pani, Mexican Government
Dates of Action: 1933, 1936, 1952
Location: New York, United States, Mexico
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 [[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.
