Diego Rivera

“Mexican art explores and represents the pride of the people in their achievements and their heritage. . .

. . . Early Native Americans gave Mexico beautiful temples

and dramatic sculptures. . .

. . . Spaniards and Native Americans later built and decorated many of the country’s churches.”

‘In the early 1900s, Mexican artists produced beautiful murals, or wall paintings. Among the most famous mural painters was Diego Rivera, who painted scenes from Mexican History.’

1. For each painting look closely and see if you can find details that show some part of the history of Mexico.

Diego Rivera and his wife

Frieda was alsoa famous painter.

The Flower Vendor

Dreams of a Sunday Afternoon

The Agitator

Human / Environment Interaction

2. Which Painting represent subsistence farming?

3. Which painting represents ranching an mining in Northern Mexico?

4. Which painting represents the cities of Central Mexico?

Human / Environment Interaction

5. How is the environment affecting people in The Agitator

6. How is the environment affecting people in “The Flower Vendor”?

7. How are the people affecting the environment in The Agitator ?

8. How are the people affecting the environment in “The Flower Vendor”?

Human / Environment Interaction

9. What details do you notice that represent the climate of Mexico in “Alcatraces”?

10. What details do you notice that represent the climate of Mexico in “Dreams of a Sunday Afternoon”?

11. What details do you notice that represent the climate of Mexico in The Agitator

Movement

12. Look at the painting “Dreams of a Sunday Afternoon.” Find examples of how people move, things move, and ideas move.

13. Look at the painting The Agitator. Find examples of how people move, things move, and ideas move.

Region

14. What details from these 3 paintings show that they are similar.

See if you can find the picture of Diego and his wife Frieda in “Dreams of a Sunday Afternoon.”