[lit-ideas] Re: Art and the Wall

  • From: Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:48:07 -0400

Rockefeller commissioned Rivera, presumably because he found his art beautiful. It was the political statements Rivera embedded in the murals that upset Rockefeller. He wanted Rivera to paint them out and over. Rivera refused. The murals were stored away somewhere, I think.
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Andy Amago wrote:

Diego Rivera's art was not beautiful to Rockefeller. I personally think "art" on building walls looks like graffiti.

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