DIEGO RIVERA

Hamill, Pete

ISBN 10: 0810932342 / ISBN 13: 9780810932340

Published by Harry N. Abrams, 1999

About this Item

208pp. Cover a little sunned, otherwise almost as new. 107 illustrations, including 59 in full colour.

Seller Inventory # 108994

Bibliographic Details

• Title: DIEGO RIVERA
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810932342
• ISBN 13: 9780810932340
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art/Photography/Sculpture/Architecture

About this title

Synopsis

A biography of the noted Mexican muralist discusses his art, his political ties and beliefs, and his marriage to the painter Frida Kahlo

Reviews

Hamill, former editor-in-chief of the New York Daily News and the New York Post, has lived, worked, and studied art in Mexico. This lively, if not definitive, biography of the pioneering Mexican muralist recounts the king-sized Rivera's real-life escapades without romantic embellishment and with a critical eye. In particular, Hamill is suspect of the seemingly universal admiration for Rivera's "narcissist" wife, artist Frida Kahlo. Coming on the heels of renewed scholarly interest in Rivera and the Mexican muralist movement, Hamill's work must inevitably compete with other studies. It relies more on secondary sources than Patrick Marnham's dependable, more thoroughly researched Dreaming with His Eyes Open (LJ 10/1/98), which it could serve to complement. With 100 very fine illustrations, 50 of which are in color; suitable for large library systems. [BOMC selection.]AMary Hamel-Schwulst, Towson Univ., M.
-AMary Hamel-Schwulst, Towson Univ., MD
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