Art
Framed Photos of Diego Rivera's Mural "Detriot Industry"
- Item Number
- 136
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Sold
- 45 USD to poe1
- Number of Bids
- 5 - Bid History
Item Description
3 paned, framed photos between glass plates of Diego Rivera's "Detroit Industry" mural which contains a series of 27 panels depicting industry at the Ford Motor Company housed in the Detroit Insitute of Arts. Painted between 1932 and 1936, it is considered to be one of his most important works.
Item Special Note
From Wikipedia,
"Even before the murals were made, there had been controversy surrounding the conflict between Rivera's Marxist philosophy and Detroit being a developing industrial center at the time. Critics viewed it as pro-labor propaganda. When the murals were completed, the Detroit Institute for the Arts invited various clergymen to comment. Catholic and Episcopalian clergy condemned the murals for supposed "blasphemy." The Detriot News protested that they were "vulgar" and "unamerican." As a result of the controversy, 10,000 people visited the museum on a single Sunday, and the budget for it was eventually raised."
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