Diego Rivera: The Detroit Industry Murals

by Linda Bank Downs

Early in the Depression, Diego Rivera was commissioned by Edsel Ford to create a series of murals in the gallery of the Detroit Institute of Arts, giant frescos whose theme would be America's industrial might. This volume studies the astonishing results and gives us a remarkably close look at Diego and his wife, Frida Kahlo.

Rivera's Detroit Industry murals are one of this country's greatest treasures. In addition to providing full coverage...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393045293
• ISBN13: 9780393045291
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 2.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 12.2"