Local Pride: Frida & Diego in Atlanta
Diego Rivera’s notable works include:
“La Canoa Enflorada”  Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886 1957), La Canoa Enflorada (The Flowered Canoe), 1931, oil on canvas, Collection of Museo Dolores Olmedo, Xochimilco, Mexico. © 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D. F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. |
“Vendedora de Alcatraces”“  Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886 1957), Vendedora de Alcatraces (Calla Lily Vendor), 1943, oil on masonite, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art. © 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D. F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. |
“Girasoles (Sunflowers)”  Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886 1957), Girasoles (Sunflowers), 1943, oil on canvas, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art. © 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D. F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. |
“Retrato De Natasha Gelman (Portrait of Natasha Gelman)”  Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886 1957), Retrato De Natasha Gelman (Portrait of Natasha Gelman), 1943, oil on canvas, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art. © 2012 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D. F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. |
All of these pieces will be prominently displayed at the High’s exhibition. In addition, Hector Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena have designed reading rooms that examine the ways Kahlos and Riveras work continues to influence Mexican artists. These two designers are renowned within the contemporary Mexican art community and look to provide the exhibition with present-day continuity.
