Artist
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886–1957)Mexican, 1886–1957
CultureMexican
Titles
- Cartoon for "The Liberation of the Peon"
Datec. 1931
PlaceMexico
MediumCharcoal and graphite on paper, mounted on canvas
DimensionsSheet: 75 3/4 × 95 3/4 in. (192.4 × 243.2 cm)
Frame: 78 5/8 × 98 7/8 × 4 in. (199.7 × 251.1 × 10.2 cm)
Frame: 78 5/8 × 98 7/8 × 4 in. (199.7 × 251.1 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Charles W. Tate in honor of Charles T. Newton, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 1997"
Object number97.458
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Diego Rivera: Art and Revolution," The Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 17, 1999–March 19, 2000.
"Size Matters: Large-Scale Drawings from the MFAH Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4–May 27, 2007.
"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.
"Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art," Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 13, 2011–May 14, 2012.
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