Mexican art continues to dominate the world stage of fine art with numerous international museum exhibits. Read more about this wonderful show featuring the Big Three: Orozco, Rivera and Siqueiros, in Bologna, Italy.
Fernando de Szyszlo Dies at Age 92
Mexico Modern: Exhibition at the University of Texas
Fresco Mural at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI)
The year was 1926 when Californian fresco painter and faculty member of the San Francisco Art Institute, Roy Boynton travelled to Mexico City to study under the world renowned Diego Rivera. Boynton returned to San Francisco with a number of Rivera’s paintings, and urged art patron, Albert Bender to commission Rivera to paint a fresco mural at the San Francisco Art Institute. Bender was nicknamed Albert “Medici” Bender and acted upon Boynton’s suggestion.
Rufino Tamayo: The New York Years
This November, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will be holding a show for Rufino Tamayo entitled, Tamayo: The New York Years. The show will feature 42 works by Rufino Tamayo in an attempt to showcase the effect New York played on Tamayo’s work during the period of time he lived and worked in the city, and to highlight Tamayo’s pivotal role in shaping post-war modern art.
Sotheby's Integrates Contemporary Latin American Art
José Luis Cuevas Dies in Mexico City
Diego Rivera's Lost Painting
Upon examining the piece he noticed a couple details that indicated that the drawing was a working drawing for a larger piece such as a large painting or mural. However, Robert did not recognize the painting that the drawing corresponded to, nor could he find it in Diego Rivera's catalogue raisonne...