The Fabulous Life of Diego Rivera

by Bertram D. Wolfe

Book Overview

A visionary painter best known for his murals, Diego Rivera explored Paris, Spain, San Francisco, New York, Moscow and his native Mexico, and counted Picasso, Cocteau, Trotsky and Rockefeller among... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081281259X
• ISBN13: 9780812812596
• Release Date: May 1984
• Publisher: Scarborough House Publishers
• Length: 580 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Art and History

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Diego Rivera's life, Mexican history, American history, etc. It is a very well-written book by an eye-witness author. One of the best books I have ever read.

Diego Rivera's Tall Tales

Originally published in 1963, Bertram Wolf's bio of the Mexican artist remains an important and entertaining part of the Rivera literature to this day. A major problem, however: the present edition is a second printing of the 1990 paperback edition, and the quality of the photographic reproductions in the book is no better than a poorly printed newspaper. The illustrations in the 1963 hardcover biography were not great, but at least they were clear and legible. The beautiful typeface has been preserved as have the illustrations (by Rivera) that accompany each chapter heading and, most importantly, Wolf's rich narrative of the life and stories of Diego Rivera.