Dreaming with His Eyes Open: A Life of Diego Rivera
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- Synopsis
- This is a comprehensive biography of Diego Rivera, considered one of the finest muralists of the twentieth century. Born in Mexico in 1886, Rivera studied art in Europe for fourteen years and mingled with Picasso and other members of the artistic community in pre-war Paris. He returned to Mexico at the close of the 1910-1920 revolution and secured a series of commissions to paint murals on government and historic buildings. The author explores Rivera's political commitments (a lifelong connection with the Communist Party), his tumultuous relationships with women (he was married four times and had countless mistresses), and his childlike personality beneath the larger-than-life image he projected. Many of Rivera's paintings are described in detail.
- Copyright:
- 1998
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 342 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780679430421
- Publisher:
- Knopf
- Date of Addition:
- 02/20/04
- Copyrighted By:
- Patrick Marnham
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.