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Tomás Rivera (December 22, 1935 – May 16, 1984) was a Mexican American author, poet, and educator. He was born in Texas to migrant farm workers, and worked in the fields as a young boy.
Both Rivera's lithograph and paintings of Zapata denote that Rivera was careful to choose the way in which he represented Zapata. Another Mexican artist, José Clemente Orozco "scorned this type of imagery as romanticizing poverty and backwardness; nevertheless, in their very idealization, these images reassured viewers in Mexico and abroad ...
Rivera, Tomás (1987) ...y no se lo tragó la tierra/ ...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (English and Spanish edition). Translated by Evangelina Vigil-Piñón. Houston: Arte Publico Press. Rivera, Tomás (1992) ...y no se lo tragó la tierra/ ...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (English and Spanish edition). Translated by Evangelina Vigil-Piñón.
The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award recognizes authors and illustrators whose literary work depict the Mexican American experience. [1] This award was established in 1995 by the Texas State University College of Education in honor of distinguished alumnus, Tomás Rivera [2] an educator, poet and author of literary works depicting the difficulties experienced by Mexican ...
The painting of religious images to give thanks for a miracle or favour received in this country is part of a long tradition of such in the world. The offering of such items has more immediate precedence in both the Mesoamerican and European lines of Mexican culture, but the form that most votive paintings take from the colonial period to the ...
Ignacio Maria Barreda, single canvas casta painting 1777; Miguel Cabrera (ca 1695–1768) [4] José del Castillo (active in the last third of the 18th century) [4] Juan Correa (ca 1645–1716) [4] Nicolás Correa (ca 1660-ca 1729) [4] Baltasar de Echave Ibía (1585/1605 – 1644) [4] Baltasar de Echave y Rioja (1632–1682) [4]
The Rivals is a 1931 oil-on-canvas painting by the Mexican artist Diego Rivera (1886–1957). It was commissioned by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, the leading personage behind the inception of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Rivera created the work while on the ship SS Moro en route from Mexico to New York City.
[5] [6] [7] This had been the case since winter 1931–1932, when Abby purchased many of Rivera's pieces at a Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) exhibition. [8] At the time, Rivera was painting a controversial fresco in Detroit entitled Detroit Industry, commissioned by the Rockefellers' friend, Edsel Ford, who later became a MoMA trustee.