Opening book details…
Can I read My art, my life : an autobiography on EtoBox?
My art, my life : an autobiography by Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is My art, my life : an autobiography about?
'Engrossing as a novel ... throws a clear white light on one of the most spectacular artists of our time.'— Chicago Sunday TribuneThis remarkable autobiography began with a newspaper interview the artist gave journalist Gladys March in 1944. From then until the artist's death in 1957, she spent several months each year with Rivera, eventually filling 2,000 pages with his recollections and interpretations of his art and life. Written in the first person, this book is a richly revealing document of the painter who revolutionized modern mural painting, was a principal figure in launching the'Mexican Renaissance,'and is ranked among the most influential artists of the twentieth century.As the colorful narrative unfolds, Diego Rivera seems always to be in the midst of political, artistic, and romantic turmoil. As the reviewer for The New Republic observed,'Rivera reveals a keen appreciation of this prowess in art, sex, and politics, and the record seems to be complete on the series of spectacular rows he got into over all three.'The book details his bold confrontations with dictators and presidents, the battles that erupted over his murals in Rockefeller Center and the Hotel del Prado,
Who reads My art, my life : an autobiography?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, 1991.
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486269382
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Art, Biography