Dec 17, 2009

Salem on History | 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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Salem on History | Rivera’s Rockefeller Center Mural Is Destroyed

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Summary of Event

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