“The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City” by Diego Rivera, 1931
Photo: David Wakely (Image: MuralsandMosaics.org)
What better way to celebrate Labor Day and include art? Diego Rivera the famous fresco artist who’s work is seen all over the world created this fresco in 1931. It’s at the San Francisco Art Institute. This fresco was a gift of William Gerstle. What a fabulous gift! I’ve seen Diego Rivera’s work at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). It’s unbelievable… anyone who grew up in Michigan, or ever went to the DIA will remember, I do think it’s quite impossible to forget!
Check out a blip about “The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City” by reading more from MuralsandMosaics.org, it’s quite fascinating!
Have a great Labor Day, catch you back here tomorrow!
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I’ve seen Rivera’s work in México City. When newly married with limited funds, I used to rent his prints from our central library to brighten up our small apartment. Imagine his work in a small space! Another wonderful Méxican muralist of that era is José Clemente Orozco whose monumental murals are in Guadalajara. Very impressive…both men who I think were contemporaries.
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Very impressive, and I bet those prints made your space special! Happy Labor Day!
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