Rivera’s Rockefeller Center Mural Is Destroyed
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Arts, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Painting, Painters, Drawing, Censorship
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Latino History
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: February, 1934
Article abstract: When Diego Rivera included an image of Soviet leader Vladimir Ilich Lenin in a mural for the newly constructed RCA Building, controversy arose and the painting ultimately was destroyed.
Summary of Event
Painter and muralist Diego Rivera managed to earn commissions from mainstream government and corporate leaders while simultaneously portraying the struggles and epics of the laboring classes. His Mexican murals, frequently embellishing the walls of public buildings, drew attention to native farmers, peasants, and urban dwellers. In the...
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