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The Resource Diego Rivera's America, edited by James Oles

Diego Rivera's America, edited by James Oles

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Summary
"Diego Rivera's America revisits a historical moment when the famed muralist and painter, more than any other artist of his time, helped forge Mexican national identity in visual terms and imagined a shared American future in which unity, rather than division, was paramount. This volume accompanies a major exhibition highlighting Diego Rivera's work in Mexico and the United States from the early 1920s through the early 1940s. During this time in his extraordinary career, Rivera created a new vision for the Americas, on both national and continental levels, informed by his travels back and forth across the U.S.-Mexico border. Rivera's murals in Mexico and the U.S. serve as points of departure for a critical and contemporary understanding of one of the most aesthetically, socially, and politically ambitious artists of the twentieth century. Works featured include the greatest number of paintings and drawings from this period reunited since the artist's lifetime, presented alongside fresco panels, mural sketches, and cartoons. This catalogue serves as a guide to two crucial decades in Rivera's career, surfacing his most important themes, from traditional markets to modern industry, and devoting attention to iconic paintings as well as many other works that will be new even to scholars--revealing fresh insights into his artistic vision and process. This publication features original essays and reflections by authors from Mexico and the U.S., including curator James Oles as well as Maria Castro, Claire Fox, John Lear, and Sandra Zetina, with contributions by Dafne Cruz Porchini, Rachel Kaplan, and Adriana Zavala. Published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Exhibition dates: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: October 24, 2020-January 31, 2021 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas: July 24-October 17, 2021"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
281 pages
Note
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, July 16, 2022-January 2, 2023; and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, March 11-July 31, 2023
Contents
  • Diego River's Creation: synthesis for a new nation
  • From murals to paintings: scenes of everyday life
  • The embroiderer
  • The flowered canoe
  • From murals to paintings: mothers and children
  • The offering
  • Murals on paper
  • Diego Rivera's new American art: San Francisco, 1930-31
  • Designs for the Paramount Theatre
  • Frida Kahlo: San Francisco portraits, 1930-31
  • Designs for H.P.
  • Diego Rivera paints the proletariat
  • The red squares of Manhattan
  • Study for a mural
  • Rivera in the studio
  • Luz Jiménez, weaver
  • Girl in Blue and White
  • Symbolic landscapes
  • Diego Rivera's Pan-America
  • Self-portraits in Santa Barbara
  • After Rivera: iconoclastic mestizaje
  • Preserving Pan American unity
Isbn
9780520344402
Instance
Label
Diego Rivera's America
Title
Diego Rivera's America
Statement of responsibility
edited by James Oles
Contributor
Artist
Editor
Host institution
Publisher
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Diego Rivera's America revisits a historical moment when the famed muralist and painter, more than any other artist of his time, helped forge Mexican national identity in visual terms and imagined a shared American future in which unity, rather than division, was paramount. This volume accompanies a major exhibition highlighting Diego Rivera's work in Mexico and the United States from the early 1920s through the early 1940s. During this time in his extraordinary career, Rivera created a new vision for the Americas, on both national and continental levels, informed by his travels back and forth across the U.S.-Mexico border. Rivera's murals in Mexico and the U.S. serve as points of departure for a critical and contemporary understanding of one of the most aesthetically, socially, and politically ambitious artists of the twentieth century. Works featured include the greatest number of paintings and drawings from this period reunited since the artist's lifetime, presented alongside fresco panels, mural sketches, and cartoons. This catalogue serves as a guide to two crucial decades in Rivera's career, surfacing his most important themes, from traditional markets to modern industry, and devoting attention to iconic paintings as well as many other works that will be new even to scholars--revealing fresh insights into his artistic vision and process. This publication features original essays and reflections by authors from Mexico and the U.S., including curator James Oles as well as Maria Castro, Claire Fox, John Lear, and Sandra Zetina, with contributions by Dafne Cruz Porchini, Rachel Kaplan, and Adriana Zavala. Published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Exhibition dates: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: October 24, 2020-January 31, 2021 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas: July 24-October 17, 2021"--
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Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
BKL
Dewey number
759.972
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
Index
no index present
LC call number
ND259.R5
LC item number
A4
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • catalogs
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1886-1957
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Oles, James
  • Rivera, Diego
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
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  • Rivera, Diego
  • Rivera, Diego
Label
Diego Rivera's America, edited by James Oles
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, July 16, 2022-January 2, 2023; and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, March 11-July 31, 2023
Bar code
  • 31223148024814
  • 31223148024673
  • 31223148024798
  • 31223148024665
  • 31223148024806
  • 31223148024681
  • 31223148024707
  • 31223148024699
  • 31223148024723
  • 31223148024715
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Diego River's Creation: synthesis for a new nation -- From murals to paintings: scenes of everyday life -- The embroiderer -- The flowered canoe -- From murals to paintings: mothers and children -- The offering -- Murals on paper -- Diego Rivera's new American art: San Francisco, 1930-31 -- Designs for the Paramount Theatre -- Frida Kahlo: San Francisco portraits, 1930-31 -- Designs for H.P. -- Diego Rivera paints the proletariat -- The red squares of Manhattan -- Study for a mural -- Rivera in the studio -- Luz Jiménez, weaver -- Girl in Blue and White -- Symbolic landscapes -- Diego Rivera's Pan-America -- Self-portraits in Santa Barbara -- After Rivera: iconoclastic mestizaje -- Preserving Pan American unity
Dimensions
35 cm
Extent
281 pages
Isbn
9780520344402
Lccn
2020014480
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)1341299696
Label
Diego Rivera's America, edited by James Oles
Publication
Copyright
Note
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, July 16, 2022-January 2, 2023; and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, March 11-July 31, 2023
Bar code
  • 31223148024814
  • 31223148024673
  • 31223148024798
  • 31223148024665
  • 31223148024806
  • 31223148024681
  • 31223148024707
  • 31223148024699
  • 31223148024723
  • 31223148024715
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Diego River's Creation: synthesis for a new nation -- From murals to paintings: scenes of everyday life -- The embroiderer -- The flowered canoe -- From murals to paintings: mothers and children -- The offering -- Murals on paper -- Diego Rivera's new American art: San Francisco, 1930-31 -- Designs for the Paramount Theatre -- Frida Kahlo: San Francisco portraits, 1930-31 -- Designs for H.P. -- Diego Rivera paints the proletariat -- The red squares of Manhattan -- Study for a mural -- Rivera in the studio -- Luz Jiménez, weaver -- Girl in Blue and White -- Symbolic landscapes -- Diego Rivera's Pan-America -- Self-portraits in Santa Barbara -- After Rivera: iconoclastic mestizaje -- Preserving Pan American unity
Dimensions
35 cm
Extent
281 pages
Isbn
9780520344402
Lccn
2020014480
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)1341299696

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