Detroit Institute of Arts

Snapshot: Saving Diego Rivera in Detroit

Snapshot: Saving Diego Rivera in Detroit Snapshot: Saving Diego Rivera in Detroit

The Detroit Institute of Arts is fighting to prevent the sale of its collection, including Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry murals (1932–33), as the city recovers from bankruptcy. According to the DIA, Rivera considered this series of frescoes—which some critics condemned for its alleged blasphemy and Marxist propaganda—his most successful work.

Feb 12, 2014 / Editorial / Detroit Institute of Arts

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