More of Rivera's Art

Here are some more pieces of Diego Rivera's artwork in the Dolores Olmedo Museum...

"The Execution of Maximillian"  1935

This sketch was used as a stencil for the painting of one portion of Rivera's famous murals in the National Palace depicting the history of Mexico.

"Mother Earth"  1926

These were preliminary sketches for Rivera's mural in the School of Agriculture at Chapingo.  The model was Rivera's second wife, Guadalupe Marín.

"Frozen Assets"  1931

This fresco shows Rivera's admiration for the architecture of New York City and also his criticism of its economic inequality.  At the top is the New York skyline, in the middle a warehouse used to house the homeless, and at the bottom the vault of a bank with safe deposit boxes.

"Pneumatic Drill"  1931

This is one of several charcoal sketches that Rivera did of his first impressions of New York City when he came to the U.S. for a retrospective exhibit of his work at the Museum of Modern Art.

"Dance to the Sun" 1942

"Dance to the Earth"  1939

Rivera did a number of watercolor illustrations for a book of poetry by the Yucatecan writer Antonio Mediz Bolio.

"Land of the Peasant and the Deer" 1935

"Hunter with Snake, Deer and Two Birds"  1935

"Self Portrait"  1921

"Self Portrait"  1949

"Portrait of Pita Amor"  1949

Pita Amor was a Mexican writer and poet who was a friend of Frida Kahlo.

"Nude with Calla Lillies"  1942

Dolores Olmedo was married to British journalist and publisher Howard Phillips between 1935 and 1957.  They had four children.  Rivera did a number of portraits of the family.

"Portrait of Irene Phillips Olmedo"  1955

"Portrait of Alfredo Phillips Olmedo"  1956

"Portrait of Dolores Olmedo and her Daugher Irene"   1956

"Portrait of Eduardo and Carlos Phillips Olmedo"   1956

Still to come... one more entry on the art of Diego Rivera at the Dolores Olmedo Museum