Diego Rivera by

Growing Up

soccerboy330 — 2013-09-27 16:39:47 UTC

-Diego Rivera was born to María del Pilar Barrientos and Diego Rivera Acosta

-He was also a surving twin

-His dad worked for the government and wrote a newspaper

soccerboy330 — 2013-09-27 16:42:35 UTC

Diego Rivera was born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico

soccerboy330 — 2013-09-27 16:46:22 UTC

Diego Rivera is well known for his murals and paintings of hispanic scenes.

soccerboy330 — 2013-09-27 17:20:38 UTC

-Diego Rivera started "doodling" as a toddler

-He attended the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts to study art at the age of 10

-One of Rivera's early influences was José Posada, who ran an art shop near his school

- In 1907 he traveled to Europe to learn more about art. Here, he bacame friends with Picasso.

soccerboy330 — 2013-09-27 17:22:48 UTC

-Diego Rivera and his wife were very open about his support of communism

-This led to a lot of controversy

-He also married and remarried multiple times

soccerboy330 — 2013-09-27 17:25:34 UTC

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soccerboy330 — 2013-09-27 17:36:16 UTC

- Diego Rivera was very inspired by world events. These events made him want to paint about the middle class native Mexicans.

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soccerboy330 — 2013-09-28 14:46:45 UTC

-Diego Rivera's major achievements were his large

murals inside public buildings.

-All of his murals were done with hardwork and

determination.

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soccerboy330 — 2013-09-30 20:02:58 UTC

Diego Rivera died on November 24, 1957 of cancer.