Diego Rivera, Coleccionista
Resumen del Libro
The exhibition discovers a feature rarely known of famous muralist Diego Riveras (b. Mexico 1886-1957) personality: as a collector of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art. The book analyses the inspirational force that these ancient objects represented in his artistic creations, particularly those related to ancient cosmovision, while in parallel revalues the importance of Riveras contributions to collectionism: his collection, his safekeeping efforts, and how he presented to the public the pieces, highlighting their aesthetic and mystic importance and the role they had as symbols of the Mexican identity and nationalism. Exhibition organized within the activities of the national homage celebrated in Mexico in 2007.
