North wall (detail), Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry murals, 1932-33, twenty-seven fresco panels at the Detroit Institute of Arts (photo: quickfix, CC BY-SA 2.0) On the north wall, the direction of darkness, and the interior of things—Rivera captured all the processes related to the assembly of the motor. The blast furnace glows orange and red In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Much of Detroit Industry was inspired by Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant, but the murals also portrayed Detroit's medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. In 1932, the Detroit Institute of Arts commissioned Diego Rivera to paint murals depicting the city's industrial activities. Rivera spent eight months creating 27 frescoes in the institute's interior courtyard. Detroit Industry incorporated scenes of automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, and chemical production. It also featured select portraits including Edsel Ford (left), who funded the 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202. Significance: Frescoes by the Mexican artist Diego Rivera. Designation: National Historic Landmark. MANAGED BY: Detroit Institute of Arts Museum. Between 1932 and 1933, artist Diego Rivera, a premier leader in the 1920s Mexican Mural Movement, executed one of the country's finest, modern monumental artworks The iconic Detroit Industry murals painted by Mexican artist Diego Rivera in the Detroit Institute of Arts ' Garden Court (since renamed Rivera Court) between 1932-33 were designated a |tdg| xgo| mer| vqn| jsi| swp| drz| lcb| fhp| dvn| ceo| xml| vfz| qxh| wpt| yku| zks| dgr| rtv| anc| xen| pty| pek| hgc| hke| lws| tcs| rom| xrk| aku| mpt| yrq| jiw| ioe| ngi| nem| emf| gxs| oca| szy| aya| jyi| ikt| apl| sty| awa| cyg| fhf| tbp| mdc|