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James Oles

Diego Rivera's America

James Oles

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English
University of California Press
19 July 2022
Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus; Individual artists, art monographs; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Ethnic studies; Hispanic & Latino studies
Diego Rivera’s America revisits a historical moment when the famed muralist and painter, more than any other artist of his time, helped forge Mexican national identity in visual terms and imagined a shared American future in which unity, rather than division, was paramount.

This volume accompanies a major exhibition highlighting Diego Rivera’s work in Mexico and the United States from the early 1920s through the early 1940s. During this time in his extraordinary career, Rivera created a new vision for the Americas, on both national and continental levels, informed by his travels back and forth across the U.S.–Mexico border. Rivera’s murals in Mexico and the U.S. serve as points of departure for a critical and contemporary understanding of one of the most aesthetically, socially, and politically ambitious artists of the twentieth century. Works featured include the greatest number of paintings and drawings from this period reunited since the artist’s lifetime, presented alongside fresco panels, mural sketches, and cartoons. This catalogue serves as a guide to two crucial decades in Rivera’s career, surfacing his most important themes, from traditional markets to modern industry, and devoting attention to iconic paintings as well as many other works that will be new even to scholars—revealing fresh insights into his artistic vision and process.

This publication features original essays and reflections by authors from Mexico and the U.S., including curator James Oles as well as Maria Castro, Claire Fox, John Lear, and Sandra Zetina, with contributions by Dafne Cruz Porchini, Rachel Kaplan, and Adriana Zavala.

Published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Exhibition dates:

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: October 24, 2020–January 31, 2021

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas: July 24–October 17, 2021
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Imprint:   University of California Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 343mm,  Width: 229mm,  Spine: 28mm
Weight:   2.041kg
ISBN:   9780520344402
ISBN 10:   0520344405
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

James Oles, curator of the exhibition Diego Rivera’s America, is a specialist in Latin American art, focusing on modern Mexican art and architecture. He is a senior lecturer in the Art Department at Wellesley College and serves as Adjunct Curator of Latin American art at the Davis Museum in Wellesley.

Reviews for Diego Rivera's America

"""Diego Rivera’s America reintroduces Rivera to twenty-first century audiences by reinforcing the deep-rooted historical and cultural foundations between the neighboring countries that must be reexamined rather than overlooked. The content innovates within the field of art history as well as interdisciplinary fields like Chicana/o/x studies and Central American studies, analyzing Rivera’s perspective on America as an interconnected body of people, land, and culture beyond geopolitical borders."" * Latin American and Latinx Visual Cultures *"


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