The mural that was destroyed is "Man at the Crossroads," originally commissioned for the Rockefeller Center in New York City. Diego Rivera included a depiction of Vladimir Lenin, which led to significant controversy and backlash from the Rockefeller family and patrons who opposed communism. As a result, the mural was ultimately painted over in 1934. Rivera later recreated a version of it at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
He was a Roman Catholic (and a Communist).
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He was paid by the Mexican government to paint some murals, and the communist party was mad that he was working for them at all.
he is said to be the greatest artist of the 20th century in Mexico. his paintings were put up in Rockefeller center but were then destroyed. he was freinds with pablo Picasso and is said to be a revolutionary painter
Frida Kahlo married Diego Rivera, a Mexican artist.
Man at the Crossroads
Rockefeller had "Man at the Crossroads," a mural by Diego Rivera, destroyed because it included a depiction of Lenin and promoted communist themes that conflicted with his views and the values of his patronage. The mural was commissioned for the RCA Building in New York City, but Rockefeller objected to Rivera's political message. After Rivera refused to alter the mural, it was ultimately taken down in 1934, highlighting the tensions between artistic expression and corporate interests.
He was a Roman Catholic (and a Communist).
a Mexican painter born in Guanajuato and was a communist.
Just like his wife, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera was an ardent Communist.
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A bunch of fricken queers.
He was paid by the Mexican government to paint some murals, and the communist party was mad that he was working for them at all.
A Mexican painter, mainly a muralist, of strong Communist conviction.
Rivera's Political_radicalismpolitical beliefs, his attacks on the church and clergy, as well as his dealings with Trotskyistsand Left-wingassassins made him a controversial figure even in communist circles.
Because it included an image of Lenin and a Soviet Russian Mayday parade. At the time, it was seen as very anti-capitalistic propaganda.Rivera however, recreated the mural in Mexico City with some changes: it also included Trotsky, Marx and Engels and in a serious take that display, he also included John T. Rockefeller (Nelson Rockefeller's father) drinking with a woman with a dish of syphilis bacteria on top of them.
Because it included an image of Lenin and a Soviet Russian Mayday parade. At the time, it was seen as very anti-capitalistic Propaganda.Rivera however, recreated the mural in Mexico City with some changes: it also included Trotsky, Marx and Engels and in a serious take that display, he also included John T. Rockefeller (Nelson Rockefeller's father) drinking with a woman with a dish of syphilis bacteria on top of them.