Diego Rivera: The Detroit Industry Murals vintage detroit Black Bottom's black community emerged

Black Bottom's black community emerged out of the need for black migrants to find a place for themselves

Complete with cultural context

and strength

Pages: 192

Diego Rivera: The Detroit Industry Murals vintage detroit Black Bottom's black community emergedDiego Rivera: The Detroit Industry Murals by Linda Bank Downs Early in the Depression, Diego Rivera was commissioned by Edsel Ford to create a series of murals in the gallery of the Detroit Institute of Arts, giant frescos whose theme would be Americas industrial might. This volume studies the astonishing results and gives us a remarkably close look at Diego and his wife, Frida Kahlo. Riveras Detroit Industry murals are one of this countrys greatest