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OverviewDiego 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 Full Product DetailsAuthor: James OlesPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 34.30cm Weight: 2.041kg ISBN: 9780520344402ISBN 10: 0520344405 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 19 July 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents FOREWORD Neal Benezra LENDERS TO THE EXHIBITION INTRODUCTION James Oles DIEGO RIVERA’S CREATION: SYNTHESIS FOR A NEW NATION Sandra Zetina FROM MURALS TO PAINTINGS: SCENES OF EVERYDAY LIFE James Oles THE EMBROIDERER James Oles THE FLOWERED CANOE Adriana Zavala FROM MURALS TO PAINTINGS: MOTHERS AND CHILDREN James Oles THE OFFERING Dafne Cruz Porchini and James Oles MURALS ON PAPER James Oles DIEGO RIVERA’S NEW AMERICAN ART: SAN FRANCISCO, 1930–31 Maria Castro DESIGNS FOR THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE Rachel Kaplan FRIDA KAHLO: SAN FRANCISCO PORTRAITS, 1930–31 Adriana Zavala DESIGNS FOR H.P. Claire F. Fox DIEGO RIVERA PAINTS THE PROLETARIAT John Lear THE RED SQUARES OF MANHATTAN John Lear STUDY FOR A MURAL Rachel Kaplan RIVERA IN THE STUDIO James Oles LUZ JIMÉNEZ, WEAVER James Oles GIRL IN BLUE AND WHITE James Oles SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPES Dafne Cruz Porchini and James Oles DIEGO RIVERA’S PAN-AMERICA Claire F. Fox SELF-PORTRAITS IN SANTA BARBARA James Oles AFTER RIVERA: ICONOCLASTIC MESTIZAJE Jennifer A. González PRESERVING PAN AMERICAN UNITY Michelle Barger and Kiernan Graves Works in the Exhibition Selected Reading Acknowledgments Image CreditsReviews"""Diego Rivera’s America reintroduces Rivera to twenty-first century audiences by reinforcing the deep-rooted historical and cultural foundations between the neighboring countries that must be reexamined rather than overlooked. The content innovates within the field of art history as well as interdisciplinary fields like Chicana/o/x studies and Central American studies, analyzing Rivera’s perspective on America as an interconnected body of people, land, and culture beyond geopolitical borders."" * Latin American and Latinx Visual Cultures *" Author InformationJames Oles, curator of the exhibition Diego Rivera’s America, is a specialist in Latin American art, focusing on modern Mexican art and architecture. He is a senior lecturer in the Art Department at Wellesley College and serves as Adjunct Curator of Latin American art at the Davis Museum in Wellesley. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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